The Hindu Crossword 8217 Solutions - by Vinod & Rajagopal

Across
1 Except one boy providing the protective device for a door (7,4) BARRING IRON (Except=BARRING, one=I, boy=RON => BARRING I+RON)
9 A song about computer-aided design for a quiet region (7) ARCADIA (A song=ARIA, computer-aided design=CAD=>A song about computer-aided design = AR(CAD)IA)
10 Ah, Fagin pickpockets some money (7) AGFHANI (ana. AH+FAGIN -- 'pickpockets' not a convincing anagram indicator)
11 Nine charge at the Greek king (5) IXION (Nine=IX, charge=ION => IX+ION)
12 Parcel is back; give an address that is detailed (9) ELABORATE (Parcel=BALE=>Parcel is back=ELAB, give an address=ORATE => ELAB+ORATE)
13 They are opposed to 'yups' (5) NOPES (Direct)
15 Lady veers round to pick up autumn's sweepings (3,6) DRY LEAVES (Lady veers round = ana. LADY+VEERS)
18 Banished hatred around the girl adopting a form of Buddhism (9) THERAVADA (Banished hatred=ana. HATRED=THERDA, girl=AVA=>Banished hatred around the girl = THER(AVA)DA)
21 Fibre from South Indian tree (5) SISAL (South Indian=SI, tree=SAL => SI+SAL)
22 Woman in service is inquisitive about the Hardy character (9) PRIESTESS (is inquistive=PRIES, Hardy character=TESS (from Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'urbervilles))
24 Do get, by any means, what is at the edge of a garment (5) GODET (Do get, by any means = ana. DO+GET)
26 Auditor's relation? (7) ACCOUNT (Double Defn. -- good clue)
27 Look briefly around; mischievous boy's leg is broken (7) GLIMPSE (mischievous boy's=IMP'S, leg=LEG=>mischievous boy's leg is broken = ana. IMPS+LEG -- Don't approve of clues that involve an anagram of synonym(s))
28 Much comes after standard the royal set for what cruising motorists look for (7,4) PARKING LOTS (Much=LOTS, standard=PAR, royal=KING=>Much comes after standard the royal=PAR+KING LOTS -- Too many words in the clue, and unimpressive surface reading)

Down
1 Support the girl climbing up core tree (6,3) BRAZIL NUT (Support=BRA, girl=LIZ=>girl climbing up=ZIL, core=NUT=>Support the girl climbing up core = BRA+ZIL NUT)
2 Italian painter Sebastian, for one (5) RICCI (??)
3 As I do, nine turn up in this country (9) INDONESIA (As I do, nine turn up = ana. AS+I+DO+NINE)
4 Make an approach to Oriental boy with a pointed beard (7) GOATEED (Make an approach to=GO AT, Oriental=E, boy=ED -- where does the other E come from??)
5 South American shrub, not any Thar growth (7) RHATANY (not any Thar growth = ana. ANY+THAR -- I assume 'not' is the anagram indicator, 'growth' is redundant)
6 River in which Ron splashes about, for example (5) NEGRO (Ron splashes about, for example = ana. RON+EG)
7 After two artists, Siva squashed the unique person (4,4) RARA AVIS (artist=RA=>two artists=RARA, Siva squashed=ana. SIVA=AVIS)
8 Cheat to cause irritation (4) RIDE (Double Defn.)
14 Administrative district where you find the supreme commander lurking (8) PRECINCT (supreme commander=Commander-in-Chief=CINC)
16 Not hard to enter a group leader who is casual in style (9) EASYGOING (Not hard=EASY, to enter=GO IN, group leader=1st letter of group=G => EASY+GO+IN+G)
17 Speaks rapidly and bespatters (9) SPLUTTERS (Double Defn.)
19 One improved the confederate (7) ABETTER (One=A, improved=BETTER => A+BETTER -- very nice clue)
20 Fool, for example, our international carrier with a weapon (7) ASSEGAI (Fool=ASS, for eg=EG, our international carrier=Air India=AI)
22 Stupid person plays a different part (4) PRAT (different part = ana. PART)
23 Get lumber (5) STUMP (Direct??)
25 A compulsive drinker, I would go up, accepting a weak sop (5) DIPSO (I would=I'd=ID=>I would go up=reverse of ID=DI, weak sop=ana. SOP=PSO=>I would go up, accepting a weak sop = DI+PSO)