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The Hindu Crossword 9608

Note: Solutions to the five starred clues (which carry no direct definition) are all lakes.

Across

 1 Limit to what a student might hear from his geometry teacher (4,3,4)

 9 A Pole replaces the Frenchman’s deer trap (5)

10 Cooks cheer once in harmony (9)

11 Avoid and turn away (5)

12 Cost in U.S. fixed to protect BSE divisions (11)

13* East German trucks into vodka cocktail without notice (6)

14 Clinical department loses right to take part in accord (7)

18 Dangerous mania surrounds bismuth in this country (7)

20 Show disapproval about overturned can of fish (6)

24 Beating that may upset a cardiologist (11)

26 *Greek character (male) taken out by a knight (5)

27 Speaker’s focus is on the characteristics of caricatures (9)

28 Some men decided to conceal the fix (5)

29 Water source for bulb vegetable (6,5)

Down

 1 Critical device is malfunctioning (8)

 2 *Dry organisation enlists the short sailor in South California (9)

 3 Capone leaves ornamental doorplate in ruin (7)

 4 Painter about to come back with partners on time (5)

 5 Immobilised in the Arctic Sea? (8)

 6 The English reportedly crowd together (2,5)

 7 Returned present, framed in village outskirts, is like a tapestry (5)

 8 Attractive Romeo’s departure is inconsequential (5)

15 Friendless Rimi virtually paralysed by Roman executives (9)

16 Salesman sent up to follow a kind doctor’s American abductor (8)

17 Snake shoe (8)

19 The two knights involved in the disastrous raids had guts (7)

21 *Absence of GSM worries agronomist (7)

22 Ali? He may be a rebellious Chinese secret society member (5)

23 Take delight in George Trevelyan’s contribution (5)

25 *Alternative retreat welcomed by Attila, say (5)

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