The Hindu Crossword 8183 Solutions

Across
1 Creeps like Shakespeare, Blake and Wordsworth! (3,7) THE WILLIES (Defn:Creeps, subsidiary indication: Williams or Willies)
6 State of excitement or worry (4) STEW (Direct)
9 Roughen to blunt and deaden (7) COARSEN (Direct)
10 Instrument for clipping to keep in good order (7) TRIMMER (Direct)
12 Quiet worker is prejudiced (8) PARTISAN (Quiet=P, worker=ARTISAN => P+ARTISAN)
13 Put on one outer garment to get the carnivorous animal (5) COATI (one=I, outer garment=COAT => COAT+I)
15 A facetious male spy maybe (5) AGENT (A=A, facetious male=GENT => A+GENT)
17 Bearing witness at trial (9) ATTESTING (at=AT, trial=TESTING => AT+TESTING)
19 Woodlouse with many pairs of legs (9) MILLIPEDE (Direct)
21 Sailor came back with spirit for a dance (5) RUMBA (Sailor=AB=>Sailor came back=BA, spirit=RUM=>Sailor came back with spirit = RUM+BA)
23 Saltpetre made inert (5) NITRE (ana. INERT)
24 Cause injury impairing value (8) ENDAMAGE (Direct)
27 Your debt is still unpaid for (7) OVERDUE (Direct)
28 Formed as molten rocks cools and hardens (7) IGNEOUS (Direct)
29 Repeatedly so mediocre (2,2) SO SO (Repeatedly so=SO SO)
30 Impresssionable character with an inclination to the right (6,4) ITALIC TYPE (Cryptic Defn.)

Down
1 Mark off the mattress cover (4) TICK (Double Defn.)
2 Issue name tea drunk (7) EMANATE (ana. NAME+TEA)
3 Extra-small picture (5) INSET (Direct)
4 Piece of inland scenery (9) LANDSCAPE (Direct)
5 Worn away and consumed (5) EATEN (Double Defn.)
7 Paint I'm getting for kettledrum (7) TIMPANI (ana. PAINT+IM)
8 Old charcoal burner pushed into an early spot of retirement (7,3) WARMING PAN
11 Cutting tooth (7) INCISOR (Direct)
14 Sweet-sounding singing (10) HARMONIOUS (Direct)
16 Wagging appendage (4,3) TAIL END (Direct)
18 Oppress factory with dreary routine drudgery (9) TREADMILL (Oppress=TREAD, factory=MILL => TREAD+MILL)
20 Precise terms of statements (7) LETTERS (Direct)
22 Whimsical fancy got gamy (7) MAGGOTY (ana. GOT+GAMY)
24 Do this to oneself in order to strive (5) EXERT (Direct)
25 Affected by mental derangement (5) MANIC (Direct)
26 Piece of land that lies in water (4) ISLE (ana. LIES)