Hindu crossword 9350 solution

Across
 1 Original strip remodelled by one new engineering head (8)

Ans: pristine , 'strip' + 'i' from one + ne' from new engineering head (start) give pristine mean original
 6 Coptic divine for putting two sailors back to back (4)

Ans: abba , 'ab' + 'ba' sailor back to back form abba, coptic divine
 9 Brown follows hub set up in country (6)

Ans: bhutan , 'tan' brown + 'hub' form bhutan, a country
10 One who can give cover for life (7)

Ans: insurer , direct clue
13 Seriously, tanneries cleaned up (2,7)

Ans: in earnest , anagram of tanneries meaning seriously.
14 Right to have more than eight coming back for an enzyme (5)

Ans: renin , 'r' from right + 'nine' more than eight form renin, an enzyme
15 Rex to employ a trick (4)

Ans: ruse , 'r' from rex + 'use' employ form ruse , a trick
16 From where a tourist would like to see a scenic spot? (5,5)

Ans: ideal point , direct clue
19 It allows you to locate a point on a map (4,6)

Ans: grid system , direct clue
21 City, in fine, is backward in parts (4)

Ans: ifni , in fine , moroccon city
24 You take out round primarily colourful California flower (5)

Ans: yucca , 'yu' you without 0, the round + 'c' primarily colourful or first of colourful + 'ca' california form yucca, a flower
25 Descending and halting roughly to capture one gangleader (9)

Ans: alighting , 'halting' + 'i' for one+ 'g' gang leader form alighting meaning descending
26 Contemptible person showing a sense of guilt (7)

Ans: hangdog , direct clue, hangdog meaning one showing sense of guilt
27 Obstruct spies returning deep-set (6)

Ans: impede , 'im' from mi - spies returning + 'deep' form impede meaning to obstruct
28 Revolutionary following for head cook (4)

Ans: chef , 'che' revolutionary che guevara
29 These periods are for recouping from work (4,4)

Ans: rest days , direct clue
Down
 2 Again tilts to one side as that woman comes up with slippery characters (7)

Ans: reheels , 're' from again + 'heels' titls form reheels meaning slippery things We need to find out why a woman is mentioned here
 3 Swift writing, perhaps (6)

Ans: satire , Jonathan Swift's writing are satiric
 4 Edison and nun make malicious implications (9)

Ans: innuendos , anagram of edison and nun form malicious implications
 5 Order cited as being incorrect (5)

Ans: edict , cited anagram form edict meaning an order
 7 Rubicund, hundred leave disturbed country (7)

Ans: burundi , rubicund without 'c' hundred in roman form burundi, an african country.
 8 As a grown-up, one shouldn’t be tied to these (5,7)

Ans: apron strings , direct clue
11 Overly sweet: why are you heard to be entangled with a secret agent? (6)

Ans: syrupy , 'yru' hearing of why are you + 'spy' secret agent form syrupy meaning very sweet.
12 Go! He chirpily will produce a writing system (12)

Ans: hieroglyphic , anagram of go he chirpily form a writing system with pictures
17 Last word on one site fixed with things that put you at ease (9)

Ans: amenities , 'amen' last word + 'i' one +'site' form amenities, things put you in ease
18 “___ ___ visible?”: the shipwrecked’s concern (2,4)

Ans: is land , direct clue
20 Cause anger with something smouldering maybe (7)

Ans: incense , direct clue
22 When the weather condition is acceptable (4,3)

Ans: fair day , direct clue
23 Did a potter’s work — or a topiarist’s (6)

Ans: shaped , direct clue
25 Soothsayer’s drill, say (5)

Ans: augur , direct clue