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The Hindu Crossword 9409

Across

 1 To reveal faults in lift (8)

 5 Rides roughly to catch student with turtle (6)

 9 Pro admen managed to mention prominent persons (4-4)

10 Small like the Kalpakkam plant? (6)

12 Volume measure for Indian river (4)

13 Shop annexe remodelled for ancient philosopher (10)

15 State a lie goes out of estrangement (6)

17 Ancient people some police nicely escort (5)

20 Examinations of ethical principles don’t start (5)

21 Sudden movement of UP brat (6)

24 If it is not sharp, it won’t be cutting (5-5)

27 Third move to complete in athletics (4)

29 Shrink with band in church (6)

30 As a pupil, this one has a long way to go (8)

31 Of speech sounds of worker and boy (6)

32 Nice, real display of trust (8)

Down

 1 He sounds serious (6)

 2 Fur? Um… it belongs to me (6)

 3 One can be helpful in revealing the heart of a girl (4)

 4 Round the area there’s gas (5)

 6 Closer to the door? (5)

 7 Command Act 2 needs to be restructured (8)

 8 It is suitable for seedy development (4,4)

11 You have better prospects if you turn it (6)

14 Forms of chocolate? (4)

16 One after another fighting? (2,1,3)

17 One politician’s brats (4)

18 Why a football player takes part in the game, perhaps (3,5)

19 One from Chennai is a spy skirting the head of ministry followed by a Scot (8)

22 Introduce light? (4,2)

23 Criticism raised among the Secret Service by the head of espionage is meagre (6)

25 Nigel’s broken marbles (5)

26 Clenched fist shown at last by one woman (5)

28 Girl takes off without civil service (4)

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