The Hindu Xword 8506 Solutions

Across

1 Spring, at night perhaps, indicates action taken unaware of possible consequences (4,2,3,4)LEAP IN THE DARK

9 Could a BE repel, somehow, a portable radio signal receiver? (7)BLEEPER

10 Bundle, almost complete, is menacing (7)BALEFUL

11 Delight in conveyance (9)TRANSPORT

12 Chew on some lasagna sharply (5)GNASH

13 Strongly tipped to win socialist is excitable (3,3)RED HOT

14 "Beauty is in the eye of the — '' (8)BEHOLDER

17 Ceremonial steps taken before battle (3,5)WAR DANCE

19 Shy, English PC's transmogrified soul (6)PSYCHE

23 The fibre of a French friend in the Royal Engineers (5)RAMIE

25 Ready-to-wear for the prancing, hep toff, e.g. (3,3,3)OFF THE PEG

26 Speak persistently about love for a hunter's aid (7)HARPOON

27 A transport organisation to broadcast the approach (7)AIRLINE

28 A boxful of valuables caught theatre users slipping (8,5)TREASURE CHEST

Down

1 Large strobe trained on marine creature (7)LOBSTER

2 Greek warrior who could relax and start enjoying dance (9)ALEXANDER

3 Painting technique found in grim pastoral scapes (7)IMPASTO

4 Great fear of finding fault after time (6)TERROR

5 Printer's measure, harsh, can make one hostile (8)EMBITTER

6 Instruction to one in orchestra, legal or otherwise (7)ALLEGRO

7 Female grasped by uncle in Delhi was a writer (5)KAFKA

8 Bookmaker failing to settle bet (7)WELCHER

15 A pet device turns misleading (9)DECEPTIVE

16 Reports from a Conservative nobleman (8)ACCOUNTS

17 African wild pig with a growth problem (4-3)WART HOG

18 The solvent makes amends around church (7)ACETONE

20 Globe-shaped perch is unusual (7)SPHERIC

21 Most disjointed English digest revised (7)EDGIEST

22 A very loud song of a romantic relationship (6)AFFAIR

24 Excellence in a summer ritual (5) MERIT