The Hindu Crossword 7161

Across

 1 You must do better with less on the ankles (4,4,5,2)
 9 They have free traverse to police the forest (7)
10 Go on lad, possibly a canal ride will help (7)
11 Unknown partner is a shade before time (5,4)
12 To turn upside down will alter it greatly (5)
13 Inquire about the masked person in jail (3)
15 Take a long step to make a point in loud voice (8)
18 Cuts short dog-ends (8)
19 Grant a worker will find helpful in retirement (3)
23 Becomes strained at quarter past ten (5)
24 Like a measure in a volume for stargazers (9)
26 Jack held by Russians, slows down progress (7)
27 Abstainer uses keels of containers for domestic use (7)
28 One who gets out before his time (7,8)

Down
 
 1 Lawyers come back within limit of story (7)
 2 It could be taken on lien for the leguminous plant (6)
 3 Give way to the crop (5)
 4 Neat way we take to oust opponent from Assembly (6)
 5 Portions divided can be for the gent and me, in the ship (8)
 6 Nice to run for a one-time military leader (9)
 7 We were overwhelmed with gifts at the party (8)
 8 Praise from archbishop in depression (7)
14 A shuttle outing! (5,4)
16 Delirious French drop off church cite in recession (8)
17 Made it pure and free from dirt (8)
18 Clique has bed on the lake (7)
20 An offensive term used on Mexicans by the Gringos (7)
21 He feeds the furnace for the ship's mobility (6)
22 Register measure of fertilizing powder formed in flowers (6)
25 A shot at solemn appeals will need a bible (5)

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