The Hindu Crossword 7046

Across

 1 Puzzles formulated in games (7)
 5 Open at lunch, may be (7)
 9 Albert meets Jack at place of religious worship (5)
10 Comes on the scene once more to gather in fruit (9)
11 What a relief it's only a gentle cut! (4)
12 Wooden smiles! (5)
13 Told I'll be reaching small patch of land (4)
16 Appellation given by people like `Ivan the Terrible' (7)
17 Malicious fun and frolic by imps (7)
18 Ponders how to reply (7)
20 That's odd! (7)
22 They're the culprits indulging in 17! (4)
23 Silver-lined source of precipitation (5)
24 A delay in returning for the festival (4)
27 Almost everyone with a few left (6,3)
28 Throw the corrupt out! (5)
29 Terrified, father hid in the tall grass (7)
30 Sensual pleasure the don in-charge indulged (7)

Down

 1 Formerly abundant, for instance (7)
 2 It's the winner's position (2,3,5,5)
 3 It would spoil this animal if you cut off its tail (4)
 4 Excess that maybe modified to refit us (7)
 5 Like the statue of Venus! (7)
 6 You smack them or another may smack yours! (4)
 7 Graft in the medical profession! (15)
 8 Iry wears them with shoe to match (7)
14 So hot it could be fire (5)
15 Turn off by going right below the short avenue (5)
18 King did it and got water from above, so people say! (7)
19 Dim-witted and a dud all in all (7)
20 Sounds like one who's walking in wet shoes (7)
21 After a stretch, regains original position (7)
25 Happy to see the boy with a note (4)
26 Victory at last! Sell (4)

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