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The Hindu Crossword 9269

Across

 1 What a wholesaler gives the merchant — a sound credit arrangement with time (5,8)

10 It brings about a strong bond very quickly (9)

11 Look in the marshland for one guilty of crime (5)

12 Poised for action in a rare Adyar event (5)

13 Happen to assume a position (4,5)

14 A voice pitched high — three times as much (6)

16 Spirit that emerged from a fabled lamp (5)

19 A small cut that may result in a catch (5)

20 Going about with a bit of love, staring (at girls, perhaps) (6)

25 Would an old boxer seek such a hard surface for tennis? (4,5)

26 Noisy quarrel, crude, on the outskirts of Bristol (5)

27 International body represented at a news agency party (5)

28 Mona, a soul rendered inconsistent (9)

29 He takes pleasure in digging up the past (13)

Down

 2 The gun for one who likes iteration (8)

 3 Classic cover for the top (5)

 4 Speak at length, getting one pound in a day (6)

 5 Holmes investigated such a band (8)

 6 Children away from March to June maybe (9)

 7 Antelope found wandering in Gaul (6)

 8 Liveliness of an elf shifting tail to top (6)

 9 List at the end of the book providing the measure of a thing (5)

15 Cotton material that may be measuring more than expected? (4,5)

17 A Catholic clergyman is absolutely correct (8)

18 Such a woman is a member in two unions (8)

21 Expression of surprise about a large shoe (6)

22 Clean up for theatre work? (5)

23 Sword in poor repair (6)

24 Way to go round in a leisurely walk (6)

26 Drug consumed in a drab hangout (5)

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