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The Hindu Crossword 6812





Across

 1 One who bears witness at a trial or later (8)
 5 Takes steps to keep in tune with the music (6)
10 Coloured glass in this state needs cleaning (7)
11 The case of the Diplomat by Agatha Christy? (7)
12 Uncle Sam's back certainly needs a good rub down by a professional (7)
13 Heading south in the Sahara may be sweet (7)
14 Just one more to score (8)
16 Actor who may hope this may be a free score? (5)
19 Things one can't do without (5)
21 Unlucky due to unfavourable destiny? (3-5)
24 These roots are edible - don't spurn it, cook them (7)
26 I'm told to take a wager, alternatively, encourage friend to do so (7)
27 Separately, as below (7)
28 It's a pain to hear a poor player strike this instrument (7)
29 One to live with and the other to make money? (6)
30 Freed from lease contract when in debt (8)

Down

 1 The fool tells you and me to take things for granted (6)
 2 Become known as printer of a better type (9)
 3 Frank - involved in the scene Indian Railways make (7)
 4 Sequence of command (5)
 6 Entertainer takes a rest - it does make a change! (7)
 7 Place to hide money, say (5)
 8 With Sal around, crept shiftily, like a ghost (8)
 9 Priest whose point is in radical confusion (8)
15 Agent for the girl of the year (8)
17 Their acts somehow seems to be insincere exhibition of emotion (9)
18 Where there could be a collision and there's no two ways about this mind (3-5)
20 Around which many yarns may be spun (7)
22 Mean to assert what women often conceal! (7)
23 A number spoke angrily, and boxed! (6)
25 A boxer will fight only one at a time (5)
26 Seems Adam got a piece of it stuck in his throat (5)



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