The Hindu Crossword 7172

Across

 1 Hot weather flash booked by Wodehouse (6,9)
 9 Easy to see that fifty-one leave unaware (7)
10 A job the French found for the missionary (7)
11 Permanent change of Petal, pure (9)
12 Water wheel turning back in fair onward movement (5)
13 One of three or five in Wimbledon (3)
15 Surround with a ring following directions (8)
18 News read out and responded to (8)
19 Beer, colourless, lacking head (3)
23 Clutch a cold fish (5)
24 Swing like a table fan (9)
26 Genuine elevation shown by estate agent (7)
27 Offence given by rotten bum: anger follows (7)
28 He treats defective articulation in his quiet teacher's pet differently (6,9)

Down

 1 A store for each buyer (7)
 2 They partner shakers as people of influence and power (6)
 3 Wear down staff in East Europe (5)
 4 Temporary connection of equipment may push Al out (4-2)
 5 Mark of the end of the pitch for footballers (4,4)
 6 Today's first, a bird, a hummingbird (9)
 7 Work closely with another to bury legislation (8)
 8 Explosive device that spells danger around the east (7)
14 Eric, English gent, trained to be vigorous (9)
16 Supply air to artist in a tower (8)
17 Believer in rule by the people to react with MOD afresh (8)
18 Grants current connections (7)
20 A gift for now (7)
21 Charge with being caught in bad cause (6)
22 Hunting expedition for rising bureaucrats accommodating British flyers (6)
25 Sign of scales in a calibrated instrument (5)

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