The Hindu Crossword No. 2393

Across

 1. Get rid of shed (6)
 4. Mischievous one, leader of mutiny on ship at sea (6)
 9. Murderer's hiding first of bodies in hut (5)
10. Birds circle port endlessly - scavengers, primarily (4-5)
12. They could bring the house down (9,4)
13. Record collector? (9)
16. Gloomy with spades cut in card game (5)
18. Great fear about being caught by father (5)
19. Ban was first involving a form of carbon (9)
20. One striving to move in higher circles might be in Liberals, comic cracked (6,7)
24. Boy put on overcoat (9)
25. Harshly criticise son, behind schedule (5)
26. Go on with summary (6)
27. Batting feat, undoubtedly (6)

Down

 1. Programmed machine to swindle over time (5)
 2. Fellow's first to enter clergyman's house (5)
 3. Composer around the East supporting girl from U.S. city (8,5)
 5. Took bets in volume after furious finish in race, Ascot's first (4,1,4)
 6. Hidden at home, sister consumed by terrible evil (9)
 7. Army entertainer (4)
 8. The home of steel? (8)
11. The security guard who may be seen at the close of play? (13)
14. Treated recess, too, with wood preservers (9)
15. Lack of propriety, awfully crude in MO (9)
17. Backs also-rans at 'aydock? (8)
21. Argument with children (5)
22. Reportedly fed up with committee (5)
23. Box in last of fights on equal footing (4)
 

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