The Hindu Crossword 9345 Solutions (first go...)

Across

 8 The act of directing the executive officers of a government (14)ADMINISTRATION

 9 Alberta turns to make a mistake going back with large container (6)

10 Left one with wrong sense of permissible legal documents (8)LICENSES

11 Return aid to be set back for metabolic disorders (8)DIABETES

13 Subjects of newspaper copies (6)

14 Largely set her — the Jewish queen of Persia (6)ESTHER

16 Main head editor for one article situated in the middle (6)MEDIAN

19 Initially, leave a will yet entitled rightly for an attorney (6)LAWYER

21 Church prayer for blockage of an artery (8)

23 Darkest colour covering for the head of a bad guy (5,3)BLACK HAT

24 Seasoning was a second grade head item (6)

26 Bend in a pung urn altered making it operational and ready to use (2,2,3,7)BE UP AND RUNNING

Down

 1 Rap back a different side of heaven (8)PARADISE

 2 Oddly get mail read from an Islamic ruler (4)

 3 A Norwegian head king let a piece of jewellery (6)ANKLET

 4 Futile purpose for tennis player inside the United States (7)USELESS

 5 Learn by repetition the customary way of operation (8)

 6 Saint and saint unwell, coming to a complete halt (10)STANDSTILL

 7 Company here to stick together (6)COHERE

12 Take a shower at the end of the day to almost escape from an underwater diving vessel (10)BATHYSCAPE

15 Trig a hen towards a fastening electrical equipment (8)EARTHING

17 Son turns to Lincoln back as General Secretary for feeding sacks of animals (8)

18 Loudly cry tune for a hundred years (7)CENTURY

20 Like back from travel even exemplary leaders put he to rest (6)

22 Social gesture for Bishop to pay what is due (6)BOWING

25 Cut off the brightness for the lower leg (4)