The Hindu Crossword 8197 Solutions

Across
1 Usury is attracting considerable attention (5,8) GREAT INTEREST (considerable=GREAT, attention=INTEREST)
8 Sage takes in Al with five for raising wrecked ships (7) SALVAGE (Sage=SAGE, Al=AL, five=V=>Sage takes in Al with five=S(ALV)AGE))
9 Stamp one unused pair included (7) IMPRINT (one=I, ununsed=MINT, pair=PR=>Stamp one unused pair=I+M(PR)INT)
11 Some things for which the leg weary cyclist copper pines (6) MOPEDS (Cryptic Defn.??)
13 Cover note might be put into this (8) ENVELOPE (Defn:Cover, Indirect:note might be put into this)
15 For instance make a false statement about being a vassal (5) LIEGE (For instance=EG, make a false statement=LIE, For instance make a false statement about=LI(EG)E)
16 Being loaded with wealth, one Lieutenant up in revolt (7) OPULENT (ana. ONE+L(Lieutenant)+UP)
18 Total art one finds in South East Asia (7) SUMATRA (Total=SUM, art=TRA, one=A=>finds is the ana. ind. for TRA+A=ATRA => SUM+ATRA -- BAD CLUE)
19 Instant tea and coffee (5) MOCHA (Instant=MO, tea=CHA => MO+CHA)
21 Resting places for those on a journey (8) MANSIONS (Direct)
23 Named after a river this state lies close to 18 Across (6) BRUNEI (Direct)
25 Newly born child — not exactly a neat one (7) NEONATE (ana. NEAT+ONE)
26 Piece laid down according to Mosaic Law? (7) TESSERA (Tessera is a type of mosaic flooring -- why on earth is mosaic capitalized??)
28 Postscripts which come to mind later (13) AFTERTHOUGHTS (Double Defn.)

Down
2 Turn for the worse — casting pearls before swine, finally (7) RELAPSE (ana. PEARLS+E(swine, finally=E))
3 She may turn out to be a lawyer (3) ADA (a=A, lawyer=DA => A+DA)
4 Make a note of a newspaper article (4) ITEM (Double Defn.)
5 Eg. Scalene rural giant turning out (10) TRIANGULAR (ana. RURAL+GIANT)
6 Price paid for curried puree? (5) RUPEE (ana. PUREE)
7 Vehicle skid on road which throws it off the track (4,3) SPIN OUT (Direct)
8 A fool takes herbal remedies one day after (6,5) SIMPLE SIMON (Don't understand the fool the herbal connection)
10 Ah, not a smile from her, being framed (3,4,4) THE MONA LISA (ana. AH+NOT+A+SMILE )
12 A distant hope probably unattainable (5) DREAM (Direct)
14 Body satisfied with gin cocktail inside it (10) CONTINGENT (satisfied=CONTENT, gin cocktail=ana. GIN=ING=>satisfied with gin cocktail inside it=CONT(ING)ENT)
17 Merle may be able to turn the lad (5) ELMER (ana. MERLE)
18 What to do when a player offends badly (4,3) SEND OFF (Direct)
20 Agreeable substance (7) CONTENT (Double Defn.)
22 Angry robber loses his head (5) IRATE (robber=PIRATE=>robber loses his head=PIRATE-P)
24 To return to Bulgaria would be for the damask rose oil (4) _T_O
27 It's the decline of the South African girl (3) SAG (South African=SA, girl=G=>SA+G)