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The Hindu Crossword No. 2485

Across
 1 First to study a manuscript about biblical 
   strongman (6)
 4 A doctor in charge nursing one at sea (8)
 9 E.g. that is from an overture Joplin (ignoring Johann's
   first) jazzed up (8,7)
11 One's meeting one in awfully sticky place in 
   the US (6,4)
12 New sweet to suck? (4)
14 Marry one lacking depth (5)
16 Displaced persons, last to receive an answer (8)
18 Labour pains? (8)
19 Subject from the Middle East (5)
21 Card game two initially play (4)
22 Like a loner drifting into Calais? (10)
25 Othello in new French movie, too European? (3,4,2,6)
26 Ten flounders  -   fish in catch (8)
27 Hold forth against extremely touchy martinet (6)
Down
 1 Begin sit-in at college (6,2)
 2 Fruit in Maine left unpicked? (5)
 3 Senseless violence round America is shocking (10)
 5 Law enforcer suffered pithy cracks (6,7)
 6 I study image (4)
 7 Kidnapped? It's disputed (4,5)
 8 Winning, capturing an English king (6)
10 Bishop's assistants in six vehicles overall (6,7)
13 Field marshal in US state capital (10)
15 Shy type in car taking part in races (9)
17 Down there, a gift set? (8)
20 Light-hearted, beginning to become flexible (6)
23 Bird's short last letter, one from a Balearic island (5)
24 Cut down? Millions have (4)

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