Hindu Xword 8232

Across

1 In a dark winter, gin cocktail is one to quench thirst (8,5)DRINKING WATER

10 State (abroad) of the weak mule? I wonder! (9)MILWAUKEE

11 He makes a mark at the polls, possibly (5)VOTER

12 Greek character is a symbol of summation (5)SIGMA

13 European highway, but not really meant for three-wheelers (9)AUTOROUTE

14 Do a Holmes act (6)DETECT

16 Helen's abductor in France (5)PARIS

19 Diplomat, a bit of a brazen voyeur (5)ENVOY

20 Loud sound from writer Saul (6)BELLOW

25 Vanish, if wrongly apprised about Adam's origin (9)DISAPPEAR

26 African town can bend accountant back (5)ACCRA

27 A soft encounter includes this frequently (5)OFTEN

28 Native of China cannot see danger (9)CANTONESE

29 Personal assistant, young girl, is a creature of prey (9,4)SECRETARY BIRD

Down

2 Demote Lee? Great wrong (8)RELEGATE

3 Antelope, a bit young, caught by legendary cook (5)NYALA

4 Stationery item, oddly a soft kind (3,3)INK PAD

5 Big conflict that started on 28th July 1914 (5,3)GREAT WAR

6 Drives organised with tea to give publicity (9)ADVERTISE

7 Have a meal away from home — not necessarily under the stars (3,3)EAT OUT

8 A Frenchman was accustomed to being entertained (6)AMUSED

9 Porridge got by brandishing Luger (5)GRUEL

15 It is the key for getting sustenance from preserved food (3,6)CAN OPENER

17 Quiet man owing money cold-shouldered by suspension of electricity supply (5,3)POWER CUT

18 The end of the air raid, by the sound of it (3,5)ALL CLEAR(?)

21 A cloth maker, we were told (6)WEAVER

22 Included in dread hocus-pocus for a specific purpose (2,3)AD HOC

23 Deadly fly set off repeatedly (6)TSETSE

24 What Hamlet might have spent (6)KRONER

26 A missile that ended a war (1-4) A-BOMB