Hindu crossword 9351 solution

Across
 1 A detective to egg on backward manoeuvre in skateboarding (4,4)

Ans: acid drop , 'a' + 'cid' detective + 'prod' to egg on backward form acid drop, a manoeuvre
 5 Fairly recent win she managed (6)

Ans: newish , anagram of win she

 9 Such a player won’t perform well (7)

Ans: miscast, direct clue
10 Describing the bloodthirsty mood of savage beasts (7)

Ans: preyful , direct clue
11 Sun doesn’t fall on this dress (9)

Ans: nightgear , direct clue
12 Come to terms with a finally willing grass holding back the last bit (5)

Ans: agree , 'a' + grass 'green' - 'n' form agree meaning come to terms
13 Thin layer, we hear, for animal shelter (4)

Ans: cote , sounds like coat , thin layer for domestic animal shelter
14 It is strikingly death-dealing (5,4)

Ans: fatal blow , direct clue
17 Distressed? Give Edgar a rundown (9)

Ans: aggrieved , anagram of give edgar meaning distressed.
19 Spectacles describing single large city (4)

Ans: oslo , spectacles O-O with 'sl' single large form oslo, a city (it took a while to get this)
23 Attempt a literary composition (5)

Ans: essay , direct clue
24 Prepared with proper equipment (6,3)

Ans: fitted out, direct clue
25 Six take a French nobleman to finally built bridge (7)

Ans: viaduct , 'vi' six + 'a' + 'duc' french noble man + 't' finally built form viaduct, bridge
26 What Rama had worked and fought against (7)

Ans: adharma , rama + had anagram
27 Give a facelift to nothing in English town (2,4)

Ans: do over . I just got it based on the letters available.
28 Profitable use of money not in clothing for the clergy (8)

Ans: vestment, investement, profitable use of money - in form vestment, clothing for the clergymen.
Down
 1 Albert on insane persons dismissing one in yearbooks (8)

Ans: almanacs, 'al' alberta + maniacs (insane persons) - i (one) --> manacs form almanacs, annual publications
 2 Perception of one on northern location, we hear (7)

Ans: insight , 'i' from one + 'n' norther + location -site we hear 'sight' form insight, perception
 3 Plans for medical man on fast dissipated (6)

Ans: drafts , 'dr' medical man + 'fast' muddled form drafts, plans
 4 Apparently where some of those climbing the Everest may be seen (2,3,4,2,2)

Ans: at the base of it , direct clue
 6 You said the French doctors would fetch the animals (3,5)

Ans: ewe lambs , 'ewe' pronouced as you + 'la' the french + 'mbs' doctors form ewe lambs. I got only lambs and rest, thanks google.
 7 Guess the number in Hell (7)

Ans: inferno, 'infer' -guess + 'no' number form inferno, hell like
 8 Hard to change the hangman’s rope (6)

Ans: halter , 'h' from hard + 'alter' change forms halter, noose.
10 Salon speciality causes an enduring sensation (9,4)

Ans: permanent wave , direct clue.
15 Perhaps buy extra radiological equipment (4,4)

Ans: xray tube , anagram of buy extra forms the radiological equipment
16 Picture left with an Indian dish incomplete (8)

Ans: portrait , port from left + rait (raita incomplete) form portrait, picture
18 Romance on army post office exposes heavy-handed group (7)

Ans: gestapo , 'gest' romance + 'apo' from army post office form gestapo
20 Beat affliction (7)

Ans: scourge , direct clue
21 What the butler or tennis player did (6)

Ans: served , direct clue
22 Company thread loosened (3,3)

Ans: red hat , thread anagram