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The Hindu Crossword No. 9580

Across

1 Witty aspects of personality cover up promise to pay (9)

5 Where Freemasons may meet (5)

8 A new missile is slender (6)

9 Such a union is not necessarily without love (8)

11 Point made by decapitating an animal (4)

12 Manure to treat sterile fir (10)

14 She went after peach for a dessert (5)

15 Used in fishing, it is a predetermined course of action (7)

16 A spear to catch a jackass against all odds (7)

17 Joint on which a door may close (5)

19 Born saints are distressed, they refuse to vote (10)

20 A song of praise for that man, one hears (4)

22 What battleships may engage in (3,5)

23 Dairy product used on top of bread, say (6)

24 Evade 5 Ac, changing first (5)

25 You can’t expect a full day’s work from him (4-5)

Down

1 Part of a glove or of a muff in Germany (6)

2 Australian territory, a rich landmass: it’s fantastic! (9,6)

3 Move fast to reverse a wrongful act (4)

4 Part of the atmosphere that poses threat, right? Awful (12)

5 Distributing information sheets and turning the pages, suppressing obstacle (10)

6 It plays a vital, absorbing role for everyone (9,6)

7 Recommend some vendors eminently reliable (7)

10 A kinsman’s following current fashions for a bond (12)

13 Commit intellectual piracy (10)

16 The same Das, provoked, made a pile (7)

18 A ‘sound’ sleeper perhaps (6)

21 Break a piece of sculpture (4)

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