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The Hindu Crossword 9612

Across

 1 Archer’s “propeller” (9)

 5 Look for something in a secluded elver colony (5)

 8 Unearth wrongdoing in a tried out environment (8)

 9 An air force man to encourage movement to the pinnacle (6)

11 One side of paper showing poetry, substituting love for the east (5)

12 Roca happy about a part of the Old Testament (9)

13 General consuming chewy stuff in plant… (6)

14 … criticized for duping me unusually (8)

16 Resounding tirade smothers English boy (8)

18 Spoilt pet, no end sick, is infected (6)

22 Tool for keeping the garden in good trim (9)

23 What divides Britain and America? (5)

24 Get your bearings where the sun rises (6)

25 Part of building which makes the appearance show signs of getting old (8)

26 Bone in the leg, a part in incidental use (5)

27 A fish in the basket, gone rotten (6,3)

Down

 1 Engineer lived, in retrospect, to cause trouble (7)

 2 Face cloth that was hard — worn, torn material (7)

 3 Divine rules for a good life (3,12)

 4 Viewers, say, improve on what may be seen on the Everest (6)

 5 Where one may relax before flying (9,6)

 6 A delivery to make a member turn round (3,4)

 7 Precious thing that a master-dealer destroyed (7)

10 The doctrine to plague mother (5)

15 Widely recognised at present in the outskirts of Kumaon (5)

16 What one might do to the red carpet (4,3)

17 Timber cutting unit that witnessed millions halved (7)

19 Time of life when an agent wanders around borders of Europe (7)

20 Freeze a party briefly supported by every acclaimed loyalist initially (7)

21 Practice for a thirsty trip (3,3)

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