The Hindu Crossword 6995

Across

 1 The trio ran to earth the nature of a triangle (5-8)
10 Where is water collected? Apprehend people. There's little time (9)
11 Felt pain, caught with tormented head (5)
12 Work back with a somewhat large kind of bear (5)
13 Not inclined to believe but, however, accepts one pound (9)
14 It is used to close an operation (6)
16 Prison guard, one who is tight-fisted (5)
19 Landed around one million - the ultimate (5)
20 Familiarise someone with a m'melody (6)
25 It is instrumental in revolutionary progress in transport (9)
26 Kicks with a shout of disgust, way back (5)
27 Plan for a current of air, say (5)
28 Initiate one soldier in decorative garb (9)
29 Baker, hearing start of tirade, becomes pitiful (13)

Down

 2 Stolen silver on which one can cook (8)
 3 A chemical one or the other one rejected (5)
 4 The fold that limits the batsman's safety? (6)
 5 Reduce expenditure on earthwork (8)
 6 Ten men act strangely in the performance of a play (9)
 7 Code of behaviour the odd ICS followed (6)
 8 The range of an optical instrument (5)
 9 Party held by Frenchmen for revered people (5)
15 Pure liquid element found after fall (9)
17 Explosive that is set to go off later (4,4)
18 Transport embargo around hard motorway (8)
21 Festival that is oriental? Not quite (6)
22 Helps to bind carbon in chemical substances (5)
23 Decorated with gold, neat work (6)
24 One in position to get fish (6)
26 Drop it and make a tactless remark (5)

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