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The Hindu Crossword 9393

Across

 1 The kind of figure that, after some time, good girl gets (9)

 5 Bone of a flightless bird found in France (5)

 8 Characterised by firmness, like our steel product (8)

 9 Dingy room, part of which a beggar retained (6)

11 Track down the first in the competition (5)

12 Forthright transactions captivate one (9)

13 Versification by an unknown toper? (6)

14 Stale joke from a reported board game enthusiast (8)

16 Increase in heartless drug dependence, say (8)

18 To make a solemn promise is a fine business (6)

22 ’Teacher’ having a setback in exchange gets a lawyer (9)

23 The way everyone may cause delay (5)

24 Take what does not belong to you (6)

25 Vino, more evolved — he eats anything (8)

26 Message received and understood, says the radioman (5)

27 Tissue found in liger, a cat variety (9)

Down

 1 The kind of car for a toughened spinner (4-3)

 2 Behave arrogantly to one in state theatre (7)

 3 Hunter’s companion, but what he brings back may not be precious (6,9)

 4 Shrewd, upper-class taste perhaps (6)

 5 Italian saint canonized in 1228 — poor little man! (7,2,6)

 6 Cattle disease that is most important around an old place? Right (7)

 7 Sound of someone knocking, an echo of ‘good-bye sailor’ (3-1-3)

10 City that Hilde built (5)

15 October was the eighth once (5)

16 One who settles disputes between upset artist and one who stings (7)

17 Beloved one shows courage, sheltering a liberal (7)

19 Mother of modern dance, eponymous heroine of ‘sixties film (7)

20 French author who oftener accepted untruth (7)

21 An introductory textbook (6)

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