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The Hindu Crossword 9426

Across

 1 A celestial protector leading Anurag astray? (8,5)

10 What 1 is believed to do for one (5,4)

11 Old artist who caused business decay (5)

12 A pulse beat both right — and wrong! (5)

13 Repeat the test (2-7)

14 An owl in the car? (6)

16 Raise a trivial objection to little Victoria entering American state (5)

19 Business friend, one used in making varnish (5)

20 It goes down the drain in three directions, taking a long time (6)

25 In a stupor, Rau turns ecstatic (9)

26 Xmas entertainment for worker in post office (5)

27 Sacred mount seen in temples, and in Northern Ireland (5)

28 Ready for use, like a villa Abe built (9)

29 U.S. spy, not alone, dances without prompting (13)

Down

 2 Such a motive is not apparent (8)

 3 Treatment for an addict in a rare habitat (5)

 4 Upset victory in sluggish setting (6)

 5 Courage with foolish talk can be poisonous stuff (5,3)

 6 Fruit that makes a drink for the gods in the east (9)

 7 Creature found in or near wigwam (6)

 8 An electrical device for change (6)

 9 Rising sharply, like prices in high inflation? (5)

15 Notice Lou developing the art of public speaking (9)

17 All-round view of operations research in Central American state (8)

18 Dog-eating dog, say (8)

21 Journalist, swallowing a speck of dust, showed exaggerated feeling (6)

22 Physician performing with ecstasy and a deep hum (5)

23 Talk freely about work covering writer, upper-class (4,2)

24 Kind of valve that opens under pressure (6)

26 Part of a sari visible to everyone on the outskirts of Palamau (5)

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