The Hindu Crossword 8195 Solutions - by Vinod & Rajagopal

Across
1 Tender in a neat occupation (9) CATTLEMAN (Cryptic Defn. -> Tender=one who tends, neat=cow/cattle)
6 Mother has to win chess game by taking rook (5) MATER (to win chess game=MATE, rook=R =>to win chess game by taking rook = MATE+R)
9 Misleading by remaining still (5) LYING (Double Defn.)
10 Mention DA prepared to be put up for office (9) NOMINATED (ana. MENTION+DA)
11 English writer who added weight to Deva (10) CHESTERTON (weight=TON, Deva=CHESTER??)
12 Read about beloved French backward artist (4) DEAR (Triple way clue -> Read about=ana. READ=DEAR, beloved=DEAR, French=DE, backward artist=reversed RA=AR=>DE+AR; French is not DE, 'of French' or 'for French' is DE, I don't understand why some compilers make this assumption that just French should mean LE/LA/DE/UN)
14 Comments on soldiers' impressions (7) REMARKS (soldiers=RE, impressions=MARKS => RE+MARKS)
15 Spanish wine one may find at a look out post (7) SANGRIA (??)
17 Foolishly pants to editor after a period of five days (7) PENTADS (ana. PANTS+ED(editor))
19 I leave petitioner calling earnestly (7) CLAMANT (petitionaer=CLAIMANT=>I leave petitioner = CLAIMANT-I)
20 I translate into Greek (4) IOTA (the greek letter i)
22 Gaunt American lawyer in cave has a sour disposition (10) CADAVEROUS (American lawyer=DA, cave=CAVE, sour disposition=ana. SOUR=SOUR=>American lawyer in cave has a sour disposition = CA(DA)VE+ROUS)
25 Like list to include really good aggressive guy (9) ASSAILANT (Like=AS, list=SLANT, really good=AI=>Like list to include really good=AS+S(AI)LANT)
26 The pick of the group (5) ELITE (Direct)
27 Stand up before the court, in short (5) ERECT (before=ERE, court in short=CT => ERE+CT)
28 Device for finding precious stone under layers of earth (9) STRATAGEM (precious stone=GEM, layers of earth=STRATA=>precious stone under layers of earth=STRATA+GEM)

Down
1 Suffering from depression I note (5) COLIC (depression=COL, I=I, note=C => COL+I+C)
2 He belongs to a division of the ancient Roman people (9) TRIBESMAN (Direct)
3 Successful slimmer working on a flat bottom (10) LIGHTERMAN (Double Defn. ->1. Successful slimmer=LIGHTER MAN 2. a flat bottom is a kind of boat, a person working on such a boat is a lighterman)
4 Vedic psalms elevating arts in support of humanity (7) MANTRAS (elevating arts=ana. ARTS=TRAS, humanity=MAN=>elevating arts in support of humanity = MAN+TRAS)
5 They may be Germany's minors, but are great hunters (7) NIMRODS (ana. D(Germany)+ MINORS -- BAD CLUE)
6 No matter — just take care! (4) MIND (Double Defn.)
7 Let it be put in place of a name (5) TITLE (let it be put in place=ana. LET+IT)
8 A flier must take a stand about crumbly bread (9) REDBREAST (stand=REST, crumbly bread=DBREA=>take a stand about crumbly bread=RE(DBREA)ST)
13 A passage of arms for a linking of arms (10) ENGAGEMENT (Double Defn.)
14 Make a copy of plate Eric smashed (9) REPLICATE (ana. PLATE+ERIC)
16 Thought to phone about one point a boy made (9) REASONING (phone=RING, one point=E, a=A, boy=SON=> R(E+A+SON)ING)
18 Jack has sores all round, shaped in the form of beetles (7) SCARABS (sores=SCARS, Jack=AB=>Jack has sores all round=SCAR(AB)S)
19 Chart made to record a person's life (7) CHAPTER (ana. CHART+EP(record))
21 Faculty to perceive the elegant (5) TASTE (Double Defn.)
23 Its power can be used to move (5) STEAM (Direct)
24 Brand new stamp? (4) MINT (Double Def. - 1. Brand new 2. stamp(v.))