The Hindu Crossword 7033

Across

 1 Spouse, a gambler with fifty per cent (6,4)
 7 Infant born in natural harbour (4)
 9 Overturned when paid for service rendered (6)
10 Amount of element equal to its atomic weight - just a gram a tomato yielded (4,4)
11 Trace one process to find plant hydrocarbon (8)
12 Abstainer gets into high growth time in the depth (6)
13 A football fan initially fit and congenial (7)
16 Tabby is about to mind the child (4-3)
17 Frequent moaner, adult or child more likely (7)
19 Carry out capital sentence (7)
22 A trifle adjusted to be a strainer (6)
23 Glorify a notion with bad lies (8)
26 Shining muslin woven around Oxford University (8)
27 Test runs are burdensome experiences (6)
28 South African mountain, huge block of ice in the main (4)
29 Creature in the main - mean one, however (3,7)

Down

 2 Shrub grown between turmeric and ginger plants (5)
 3 A bit of rind removed from apricot and mixed with a starch (7)
 4 Game bird loses part on top of roof (5)
 5 Wrangled about English guard going astray (6)
 6 Burning torches get blaze cut short by dandies (9)
 7 Unpleasant, savage nature Lily found heartless (7)
 8 Man of science with big list ducks change (9)
14 Strength of mind of the fit, due to right adaptation (9)
15 Giving to working hard, British party, non-U, promises to pay (9)
18 Swimming sailor upset over a preoccupation (7)
20 Essential element for teeth and bones (7)
21 Festival or fast that is broken (6)
24 Defeated, lost head and was consumed (5)
25 Hairdressers along with others work here (5)

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