The Hindu Crossword 7169

Across

 1 Honoured visitor from abroad who receives no bills? (5,5)
 7 Ireland of old (4) 
 9 A long time catching deserter for mistakes (6)
10 Earth, water and two other substances in the universe (8)
11 Morally, corrupt period of ten years before the New Testament (8)
12 Formerly an offence to secure money by violence (6)
13 The last part for the reserve force, one to advance (4,3)
16 Went round with the list first (7)
17 Kind of yellow, spongy ground covered in sport (7)
19 A pest - call it English (7)
22 Friend allowed a straw-filled bed (6)
23 Odd, second grade fish making a deep resonant sound (8)
26 Halting place during journey proves to be awful (8)
27 Seafood for Mr. Indian, retired post master (6)
28 The country one managed (4)
29 Old festival of Roman god of agriculture, with another name, almost (10)

Down

 2 Brief - part of the summer selection (5)
 3 Hard work - right set up to be of use (7)
 4 The raisin before drying (5)
 5 Happenings on the athletics field (6)
 6 Ergo, at that place of warning... (9)
 7 ... to choose artist for Agamemnon's daughter (7)
 8 Divide and bury the faction (9)
14 A star able to produce white rock... (9)
15 ... denies contradictions (9)
18 Pull Ben out of the enclosure for prisoners (4,3)
20 Disease producing bad song (7)
21 Peaks that supported the Ark and two artists in the environs of Amersfoort (6)
24 My teacher, say, a skinflint (5)
25 Son imbibing overly - clouds loom therein (5)

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