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The Hindu Crossword No. 2497

Across

 1 Dance with sergeant, say, on fire (8)

 5 Playing well, batting instead of Middlesex’s opener (2,4)

10 Try holding nameless pet lizard (5)

11,12 Dish done differently in French city by Italian composer (9,7)

13 Heavy metal stuff by Austrian composer (7)

14 Arresting son, surprisingly admitting extremely serious crimes (14)

17 Each side slow at sea, around turn, in fruitless pursuit (4,5,5)

21 Puts up covers (5,2)

23 Boy takes home poems (7)

24 Powerful woman in secret society snubbed during parade (9)

25 Irregular bears a sword (5)

26 Bob breaking rule causes one to stand down (6)

27 Decidedly trendy suit (2,6)

Down

 1 Build a number (6)

 2 Inherited a northern castle (close to Lancaster) in ruins (9)

 3 Feeling generated by Ernest’s first proposal (7)

 4 Taking the easy option on finding problems supporting excavation (7,7)

 6 Bewilder small number with new perk (7)

 7 Command from frontier bishop ignored (5)

 8 Fail to catch service, according to drunkard in a muddle? (8)

 9 Broadcast he feared unwise, being so long (3,11)

15 Main place for the rest of the natives? (6,3)

16 Pair watch, perhaps, for an unfaithful lover (3-5)

18 Young bird shot by catapult (7)

19 Who knows workers at university? (5,2)

20 Fools appearing before singular judge (6)

22 More than one toy aircraft (5)

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