The Hindu Crossword 6877

Across

 1 Powerful African returns to where valuables are kept locked (10)
 7 Mature epitaph, English (4)
 9 The least possible amounts for little mother (6)
10 Pounds in stone (8)
11 Man of religion - does he practice what he says (8)
12 Held by reserve force, Ramu suffers a big shock (6)
13 A price cut - set back to fruit (7)
16 Expert thanks heartless trade for synthetic fibre (7)
17 Slam the attendant for destructive behaviour (7)
19 Say, observe pretentiousness on the beach (7)
22 Degrade German city after start of Lent (6)
23 He makes spectacles (8)
26 Madness of the media - ten are affected (8)
27 Rearin' dry fruit (6)
28 Overwhelm by returning cashew, almond etc. (4)
29 Garden in good luck, vehicles are left here (7,3)

Down

 2 He makes an attempt to get right up, that is right (5)
 3 Art of paper folding developed by GI Mario (7)
 4 No good returning deposit? Grind your teeth (5)
 5 Can cattle cross the river at the University? (6)
 6 Eat so much as perhaps to produce some growth of hair (9)
 7 Withdraw note on pamphlet (7)
 8 Softly tempered change was anticipated (3-6)
14 Locate people: time for deployment (9)
15 Set of pipes with similar tones in instrument top groans horribly (9)
18 Back door job by Ernest set out (7)
20 Giving the chop to coarse cloth (7)
21 Empty talk in a torrid atmosphere (3,3)
24 Bones of rats one re-set (5)
25 Spanish friend or French, good in part (5)

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