Hindu Xword 8286

Across

1 Gain control of a group of associates on ship (7)POSSESS.

5 Medicine that can't aid when dissolved (7)ANTACID.

9 Malls, or places for informers to do their bit? (8,7)SHOPPING CENTRES.

10 Refrigerator, or a part of one (6)ICEBOX.

11 In addition to a small spring, a pole (2,4,2)AS WELL AS.

13 Annoyance is included in a subtle nicety (8)NUISANCE.

15 Officer to pull back one without guts (6)COWARD.

18 Pleasant but reportedly uninteresting group (6)DULCET.

19 A gemstone with the Trade Mark, say, reset (8)AMETHYST.

22 To do needlework around a piece of twill is a perverse notion (8)CROTCHET.

24 What makes the constable tick endlessly? Language (6)COPTIC.

27 Strangely radical stunt, yes, in Conan Doyle's work (1,5,2,7)A STUDY IN SCARLET.

28 Prefect, a crawler (7)MONITOR.

29 Hitech in use to catch sea urchin (7)ECHINUS.

Down

1 Rage can overtake the best on return (7)PASSION.

2 Inclination to run after scare begins (5)SLOPE.

3 In Iona, e.g., ESP was misused in counter-intelligence (9)ESPIONAGE.

4 Boy, good in musical composition (4)SONG.

5 Buttonhole a conservative Catholic, East German (6)ACCOST.

6 The weight of a century, they say (5)TONNE.

7 What follows the petals? Tips of rosemary (9)COROLLARY.

8 Neglected and ceased to be around South America (7)DISUSED.

12 Play a part in a drama (3)ACT.

14 Such gains cannot be well-earned (3-6)ILL-GOTTEN.

16 Medical specialist with a stoop: the oddity (9)OSTEOPATH.

17 Current measure (3)AMP.

18 Protest loudly at medical error (7)DECLAIM.

20 Roman philosopher understood American (7)TACITUS.

21 A Spaniard capturing one higher in rank ... (6)SENIOR.

23 ... one working at becoming an officer (5)CADET.

25 Sharply hooked claw with much weight, about a pound (5)TALON.

26 Insular area (4) ISLE.