The Hindu Crossword 6856

Across

 1 It holds tobacco, staple food and a rag, perhaps (4-5)
 6 Made some tea, we heard, for the family (5)
 9 Doone girl? (5)
10 Rings for some silence around the Church (9)
11 Many cutting the tree, while munching this (7-3)
12 Lied about not working (4)
14 Fawns? (7)
15 Abstainers get to hear vaguely of the warning words (7)
17 Vermin charge into the food portions (7)
19 Race to the hills to meet their gurus (7)
20 Bill and me reach the highest point (4)
22 Top skill and competence (10)
25 I took the unfilled box and crossed out (9)
26 Do such protective measures greatly amuse? (2-3)
27 Really thick! (5)
28 They have higher records than those floppy ones (4,5)

Down

 1 Whatever's left in the barrel I carry away (5)
 2 To move quickly I come upon a good chap - one who aims at going ahead? (9)
 3 Trying to get pay for Ling, somehow (7,3)
 4 Are they signed at the pawnbroker's? (7)
 5 No truce, oddly, maybe asked for after an election (7)
 6 He's tiresome, but tolerated (4)
 7 Used flattery to ease friction (5)
 8 Does without and makes some medicine (9)
13 Trade-mark I got rid of and thereby flourished (10)
14 Did some window-dressing (9)
16 Gets rid of the shoes in Bali (9)
18 Servile Croat and his turnout (7)
19 Wander on about the unruly Commie being set up (7)
21 Have the fruit with a dash of lemon (5)
23 Words of acceptance (5)
24 In it, you're punctual (4)

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