The Hindu Crossword 6841

Across

 1 Charges put in semi-finals (7)
 5 Goes back and surrenders once again (7)
 9 Sacks brought back to sit on, maybe (5)
10 What a wife could be when her spouse come home drunk (3,6)
11 Second class rag turned into dress and boast about it (4)
12 Stock guide (5)
13 Mineral of Oriental charm (4)
16 Artiste could be a more palatable dish (7)
17 Teased the boy round by calling him a nut (7)
18 Postman given the sack (7)
20 Closely examine or at least give the once-over (7)
22 Without water, as ordered (4)
23 A run made with the aim of clinching the match (5)
24 All there showing sound sense (4)
27 Sometime ago an artist was mixed up with trouble-makers (9)
28 Fabricate yarn - half of it with determination (5)
29 Gloomy days sometimes could be depressing (7)
30 For the men, dad's making the claims (7)

Down

 1 X-ray penetration! (7)
 2 An off-putting decision or actions in part only (15)
 3 Good advice to farmers - there's money in it (4)
 4 What the U.S. first lady's aim is to be (7)
 5 Only those who have been defeated beat it! (7)
 6 It goes to the head of the company doctor! (4)
 7 Maybe the second cousin removed we have in the U.S. (7,8)
 8 Deduces the rotter lured and dishonoured her (7)
14 The dance of oblivion by a member, love ...? (5)
15 ... your hypothesis, I dare say, maybe correct (5)
18 They have crazy ideas (7)
19 Where a criminal may have a last swing! (7)
20 Inflicted on one like a little devil does (7)
21 I'll rest drunkenly on the lattice work (7)
25 One side of a folio that has got soft with time (4)
26 Staunch supporter? (4)

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