The Hindu Crossword 7091

Across

 1 Slaughter the horse and worry about it (7)
 5 Perceived the digs were unearthed (7)
 9 Points a gun back and obtains lumps of precious metal (7)
10 It's burdensome when one turns sour (7)
11 Suddenly and en masse (3,2,4)
12 A brick! (5)
13 Give the good man a drink and he'll play the banjo (5)
15 Not having what it takes to play a solitary game (9)
17 Restrains by means of wrestling grips (9)
19 Come again in search of some more currency (5)
22 Gradually reduce the end (5)
23 Pursuit of pleasure on realising crime is up (9)
25 An extract is all that matters (7)
26 The whole number that turns it green (7)
27 Dubious character (7)
28 Just the thing for a swinging barman! (7)

Down

 1 Able five fool around to solicit votes (7)
 2 The usual - according to a uniform principle (7)
 3 Proficient in running a small department (5)
 4 A line's set to show what matters (9)
 5 The result of a flare up (5)
 6 Pursues and succeeds (4,5)
 7 Most owe just a couple (7)
 8 Cut up like the pathologist? (7)
14 Erstwhile ruler's wife might hear a name badly (9)
16 Confound spies fog a hopeless chap (9)
17 No sense of humour - bit of an ass (7)
18 They're good at converting manuscripts into print (7)
20 An eye of rope containing a thimble to loop another rope. Has rustling sound? (7)
21 Sorry about the code (7)
23 An occurrence in the seventies (5)
24 One who is extremely involved in politics (5)

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