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The Hindu Crossword No. 9418

Across

 1 Pull up or down as required to crossover (10)

 6 Swear mildly, needing to make repair (4)

 9 Increased in stature — as became an adult (5,2)

10 Bill’s story (7)

12 Accompanied lady on an evening out (8)

13 Below par (5)

15 Past days (5)

17 Simple phrases used to try to encourage impoverished customers (4,5)

19 Puts down a sporting group, traditionally (9)

21 Right name given to this Japanese dish (5)

23 He takes the French road alternatively (5)

24 Opening for film-maker? (8)

27 Gathered in great quantity at the same mad assembly (7)

28 Game between a couple of golfers (7)

29 Old Indian weight of about 2 lb (4)

30 How much one swapped for? (5,5)

Down

 1 Taunt at the lodgings given (4)

 2 Stimulated as with a revolutionary design (7)

 3 Instrument used to keep out a little woman (5)

 4 Short-tempered statement of doctor’s charge (9)

 5 In the field or on the track, he’s often in the van (5)

 7 Dan sure assembly will fall apart (7)

 8 There’s no time like now to be missing (3,7)

11 Against having a scorekeeper (7)

14 Undergraduate’s first ancestors became mistresses (10)

16 Makes rather a fuss when legs are wobbly after knocking back gin! (7)

18 Had guilty thoughts (9)

20 A dull fellow, but he might lead run (7)

22 He first went on air broadcast with megacycles initially (7)

24 A snake found dead, out by the river (5)

25 Scouts’ parade (5)

26 In summer everyone sails on the lake (4)

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