The Hindu Crossword 7077

Across

 1 Such will power rattles ref in sport (4,9)
 8 Severely criticize the personal belongings (7)
 9 The French night will became more lively (7)
11 For instance, get in lake to spring up (6)
13 Non-appearances of taxis seen as uncommon (8)
15 No point to ration the proportion (5)
16 Frightened of the cold environment (7)
18 Super cooled large mass floating in the sea (7)
19 Make stupid love in best fashion (5)
21 Safe to get gin cocktail when celebrating a festival (8)
23 A success in something back on the island (6)
25 A medico lent difficult support to attach plant (7)
26 Associating with friendly group for support (7)
28 Bloody awful web this - favouring former pupils (3,3,7)

Down

 2 Egghead joining rat possibly being caustic (7)
 3 Harmless to lie! (3)
 4 Near about be worthy of a win (4)
 5 Current crossing drivers find taxing (10)
 6 Glean a new perspective (5)
 7 Detected that he was not killed (7)
 8 An obvious benefit (5,6)
10 A figment of the imagination? Anything but! (2,4,5)
12 Firstly, grain increased in size and developed physically (5)
14 Show fooling about in film text (10)
17 The British get sick to balance the pound (5)
18 Secure with hooked device grain, in plane fashion (7)
20 More polish required to make it brighter (7)
22 Make broth by repeated beating and force (5)
24 Paid the amount to travel great distance to the east (4)
27 First of all lads obey willingly to go underground (3)

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