Hindu Xword 8223

Across

1 Teach how old continental currency heartened the Early English (7) EDUCATE

5 Hard to escape in this situation (7) IMPASSE

10 A nursing nun (6) SISTER

11 Defenceless rams tumbling in met their death (8) DISARMED

12 Female divinity at one time seen in article repeatedly (6) ATHENA

13 Last to include many a woman, it's realised (8) ENCASHED

14 Listen otherwise there is nothing to hear (6) SILENT

15 Provided it was used as a nest by the hen (4,2) LAID ON

18 Dedicated man arranging outside broadcast at the last minute (6) OBLATE

20 Shy about gag made to have long rough and loose hair (6) SHAGGY

23 Mend a dud adaptor, though that's extra (8) ADDENDUM

25 How the prisoner wrote (6) PENNED

26 Check balance before the fall (8)RESTRAIN

27 To charge air, there's art involved at each point (6) AERATE

28 Turn to list — that's made to serve some purpose (7) UTILISE

29 Late for now to turn around to praise excessively (7) ADULATE

Down

2 Splits with daughter and then wanders around (6) DRIFTS

3 The broken heart I can mend, lady (9) CATHERINA

4 Open gallery at the side (7) TERRACE

6 Claim made to us of having skill in expressing harmonious melody (7) MUSICAL

7 Cares for large areas of land (5) ACRES

8 Ordered leeks by the ton, but still a bony figure (8) SKELETON

9 This notice determines VAT coding (13) ADVERTISEMENT

16 Usually, I learn, contrived to conceal information (2,7) IN GENERAL

17 Honour one plunged in depression for being submissive (8) OBEDIENT

19 Arouses affection as he finally listens (7) ENDEARS

21 A dual organised very quietly receives praise (7) APPLAUD

22 Small group prepared to include physical training with energy (6) SEPTET

24 Old lot turn to praise (5)EXTOL