Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 9308

Across

 1 Half way of an academic course (7)

 5 Passed in a body (7)

 9 Dashed around as well, despite being bent (7)

10 Parts of the French explosive cases (7)

11 Early morning Don turns a wanderer (5)

12 It intensifies the strain (9)

13 Swindle inexperienced rival (9)

15 Fellow real crazy to be wild (5)

16 An item of property set as dubious (5)

18 Famous for not otherwise contracting debts (9)

21 Decline touching submission (9)

24 Carries a small child to quarter (5)

25 Continued briefly, to art as a means for communication (7)

26 Preparing tea, sure to be plain (7)

27 Solemnly declare (7)

28 Cut small amount of grain (7)

Down

 1 Kind of lodge Monica’s built (7)

 2 Porter to greet visitors and take messages (7)

 3 Means suitable to an end manoeuvre (9)

 4 Many come to take French wine (5)

 5 Ordered to respect what is classified (3,6)

 6 Work on muscular disorder of the eye (5)

 7 Parent may have right to be an associate (7)

 8 Plunder new fangled idol inwardly telepathic? (7)

14 Making impression is attempt at such work (9)

15 Anticipation of what might be set for tea (9)

16 Coir used by Pat to ripen fruit? (7)

17 Minute parts not up to standard (7)

19 Live through by carrying the burden lightly outside (7)

20 Hang outlay — back America first (7)

22 Hindu idol was found on motorway (5)

23 Closes to a shorter distance (5)

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