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The Hindu Crossword No. 9883

Across

1 Approximate idea of how far you've strayed from the fairway? (5,8)

8 Send out again and again to get the children (7)

9 A friendly gathering — or quite the opposite? (7)

11 The principal first violin in an orchestra (6)

13 Dad for a change, scares them to flight (8)

15 Some of the dailies rejected the epic (5)

16 Save from ruin (7)

18 Be about your business! (7)

19 Gold coin used formerly on the continent (5)

21Is, on being cast into the old prison, tortured (8)

23One of us has a merciless headache (6)

25Bill makes best pot of potato starch (7)

26Snake! Stop! It's on the footpath (7)

28Bribe to ensure a catch will be dropped (6,3,4)

Down

2 Art of folding papers into decorative shapes (7)

3 Fuel empty boastful talk (3)

4 Appears to observe narrowly (4)

5 I left carriages by the factory, having had a change of heart (10)

6 A benign tumour (5)

7 Vessel once controlled by three banks? (7)

8 The walk of the rich? (7,4)

10 The stab that ended it all (4,7)

12 French man in a delightful garden on the coast of West Germany (5)

14 Declare that a fool never fasted (10)

17 Dan again makes an effort to find him (5)

18 A butcher's knife (7)

20 Cut short the end of animal (7)

22 She may possibly turn into a lion (5)

24 A series of unexpected occurrences (4)

27 To slip pass suddenly (3)

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