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The Hindu Crossword 9413

Across

 1 Write quickly: “Punctuation mark is removed” (4,3)

 5 Harangue one in business (6)

 9 Meal substance Rex put in (5)

10 Elucidate a couple of measures about traffic controller (9)

11 Heaps thrown back on asafoetida for naught (7)

12 Essence traded off at a fair (7)

13 Delay property divider? (5)

14 Knock down father holding learner’s new building schematic (5,4)

16 Act speedily to solve this clue! (4,5)

19 Almost reach mother in pause (5)

21 Brooder in creche? (7)

23 Drop a prohibitory order on wear (7)

24 By virtue of position of the unknown in disorganised office at ten (2,7)

25 Improvise with a German paper fetched back (2-3)

26 Enthusiast to laze around with books (6)

27 Substitute nest egg? (7)

Down

 1 Such a policy doesn’t help one or the other (3,2,3,6)

 2 Bombastic — yet not finished by Edward (7)

 3 Remote alien loses last of gear (7)

 4 Presents without any strings attached (4,5)

 5 Again illuminated upwardly mobile doorkeeper (5)

 6 Her grit to pick one who redresses (7)

 7 Obedient enough for fluid movement around Union Territory (7)

 8 You can’t have a say with it (14)

15 One who frequents the Bolshoi, perhaps (5-4)

17 Area OK — King fixes it for a form of entertainment (7)

18 Giving attention, he’d fuel horses around (7)

19 They may hang by the necks of well-dressed people (7)

20 Such kitchens are getting popular in India (7)

22 Youth beginning to chat about a boat (5)

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