The Hindu Crossword 7194

Across

 1 Asked for more evidence of an upturn in the economy? (9,6)
 9 Plays with the rate of exchange (7)
10 Comfortable and informal clothing for parties? (7)
11 At no time in the future is it always less? (9)
12 Number in tour round royal house (5)
13 Inquire into the contents of the flask (3)
15 Point to bizarre way to antagonize (8)
18 Engage children in pleasurable activity in this assigned place (8)
19 A vessel for the fool (3)
23 Tire out to a point to become disinclined to move (5)
24 Awfully mean beast bringing disgrace (9)
26 Has in a way fled, having suddenly moved (7)
27 Thing to note is to make it taut not slack (7)
28 Rings for book lovers? (8,7)

Down

 1 Gives voice and breaks the tension (7)
 2 Split to distribute calf flesh for the engineer (6)
 3 Penetrate to take possession (5)
 4 Set out son back to get short hand writers (6)
 5 In French credit to become less severe (8)
 6 Never! Never does the dunce find the school periods so simple (4,5)
 7 A group of people on Sabbath, gives up all claims (8)
 8 Make it worthy for the French to minister (7)
14 Patient carrier provides footholds (9)
16 Play some role in dismantling (4,5)
17 To cook, sieve through this vessel (8)
18 Requiring labour to care (7)
20 Sailors of a particular class (7)
21 Plan to move in less than a second (6)
22 Hired out an annual value (6)
25 Longing to display anger to the Eastern assembly (5)

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