Hindu Crossword 9355 solutions

Let me publish the answer for the finished grid now. For those missing explanations, I will try to do it by the weekend.

Across

1 The ancestry of the railway era? (7)

Ans: lineage

5 Turner’s tops with tan (3,4)

Ans: nat head , I am not sure whether it is correct

10 Traffic bound unit producing a string of invective! (6)

Ans:milage ,

11 Kenneth risked going out as it became more gloomy (8)

Ans:darkenend

12 Grants a novice much more (6)

Ans:allots ,

13 Close of play, perhaps (8)

Ans:epilogue ,

14 Believe in making financial provision (6)

Ans:credit ,

15 Without the conservative leader, city men might show hostility (6)

Ans:enmity ,

18 Frank admission that one has ability and has used it (6)

Ans:candid ,

20 Believing in the saw (6)

Ans:seeing ,

23 Mend a dud adapter, though that’s extra (8)

Ans:addendum ,

25 Bishop takes in each of the French proof corrector (6)

Ans:reader ,

26 As in rate of exchange — as well? (8)

Ans:artesian ,

27 Absolutely denied involvement (6)

Ans:indeed ,

28 It’s a wonder that one can have quiet dig at Roy (7)

Ans:prodigy ,

29 From Salerno a new place in America (7)

Ans:orleans ,

Down

2 A pendent spear of ice (6)

Ans:icicle ,

3 Inspired with love despite the awful demeanour (9)

Ans:enamoured ,

4 Crashed gears boy had oiled (7)

Ans:greased ,

6 Traffic route followed by aircraft (7)

Ans:airline ,

7 Notes made out to denote contracted name for heart disease (5)

Ans:haemo ,

8 Sufficient to move in a quad out of tee, in golf (8)

Ans:adequated ,

9 This notice determines VAT coding (13)

Ans:advertisement ,

16 Treat roughly the fellow with a title (9)

Ans:manhandle ,

17 Andrew is travelling about again — he likes to travel (8)

Ans:wanderer ,

19 Manipulation of light, projected through a negative by an enlarger (7)

Ans:dodging ,

21 Prior belted one that is ultimately right (7)

Ans:earlier ,

22 Ill treat those lower in status (6)

Ans:demean ,

24 Editor got fellows inside to remove faults (5)

Ans:emend ,