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The Hindu Crossword No. 2539

Across

1 The lines in old, old play (7)

5 Cricket stroke preceding snick (4,3)

9 Book a room with Mark on entering bay? (1,5,2,7)

10 Key cricketer receiving the first ball? (6)

11 Contemptuous of runs arranged crossing cold lake (8)

13 Opened soul, surprisingly and became less tense (8,2)

14 Attempt to pocket ring in ancient city (4)

16 Greek character in Cypriot airport (4)

17 Commonplace on foot (10)

20 Musician sang - live broadcast (8)

21 Credit given to Egyptian goddess in time of distress (6)

23 A version rancher put out in former county (15)

24 Fully satisfy French composer, bringing in a tenor (7)

25 Speculate about dope that's spicy (7)

Down

2 Say something unfair, we tell the hobbit, deviously (3,5,3,4)

3 Guided around snake, then ran (8)

4 Leave out stuffing from Italy (4)

5 Outclasses working people who can't succeed (4,6)

6 Odd nature of samovar (3,3)

7 Play in Ipswich suburb to please English (10,5)

8 To match completely (7)

12 Actor in rep, ET role possibly about right (5,5)

15 Berates boy pinching flans (6,2)

16 Ants, say, in groups (7)

18 Starting to grow in North America, with fragrance (7)

19 List information collected by a US prosecutor (6)

22 Ring round during dance (4)

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