The Hindu Crossword 8221 Solutions - by Vinod & Rajagopal

Across
1 + (4,4) PLUS SIGN (Direct)
5 Thus takes a police visual (6) SCOPIC (Thus=SIC, a police=COP)
10 Interpreting this may give you "slot" (3,4) ODD LOTS ("slot" is an anagram of LOTs=>ODD LOTS, don't get the defn. though)
11 Two different vehicles make a taxi service (7) AUTOCAB (Tow different vehicles = AUTO+CAB)
12 Somehow sit one at the usual location (2-4) ON-SITE (Somehow sit-one = ana. SIT+ONE)
13 Relax, as the storm has ceased (4,4) WIND DOWN (Double Defn.)
15 Fish a concluding section (4) CODA (Fish=COD, a=A => COD+A)
16 Not a true beginning of race, perhaps (5,5) FALSE START (Not a true=FALSE, beginning of race=START)
18 Not long on the staff of life? Have some cake! (5,5) SHORT BREAD (Not long=SHORT)
20 Hurried to one queen (4) RANI (hurried=RAN, one=I=>Hurried to one = RAN+I)
23 Familiar relation (3,5) OLD STORY (Cryptic Defn.)
24 Did his method to yogic power (6) SIDDHI (Did his method = ana. DID+HIS)
26 Associated the sort with a colour (7) KINDRED (the sort=KIND, colour=RED=>the sort with a colour = KIND+RED)
27 Bell, pat is fixed the fastener in motor vehicle (3,4) LAP BELT (Bell, pat is fixed = ana. BELL+PAT)
28 Gives up profits (6) YIEDLS (Double Defn.)
29 Sir, Ryder sets up a fire protection system (3,5) DRY RISER (Sir, Ryder sets up = ana. SIR+RYDER)

Down
1 Come, brisk, snoopy, unusual animal from Borneo! (9,6) PROBOSCIS MONKEY (Come, brisk, snoopy, unusual = ana. COME+BRISK+SNOOPY)
2 Not treated with an application (7) UNDOSED (Not treated=not DOSED)
3 Slides and runs away (6) SCOOTS (Direct)
4 The point made by the U.S. army personnel by the way (4) GIST (U.S. army personnel=GI, the way=ST=>U.S. army personnel by the way = GIST)
6 Divide a punctuation mark and make a show (3,1,4) CUT A DASH (Divide=CUT, a=A, punctuation mark=DASH)
7 Caper to show off breasts (7) PECTORA (Caper to show off = ana. CAPER+TO)
8 IBM titan sincere in wheedling to high government official (7,8) CABINET MINISTER (IBM titan sincere in wheedling = ana. IBM+TITAN+SINCERE)
9 He enjoys the company of women (6,3) LADIES MAN (Direct)
14 Just marketing (4,5) FAIR TRADE (Direct)
17 Mentioned about the ancient city having attained full growth (8) STATURED (Mentioned=STATED, ancient city=UR=>Mentioned about the ancient city = STAT(UR)ED)
19 Rabbinic candidate in Erode drafted (7) ORDINEE (in Erode drafted = ana. IN+ERODE)
21 Speak to lawyer coming up to put on clothes (7) ADDRESS (lawyer=DA=>lawyer coming up=AD, to put on clothes=DRESS => AD+DRESS)
22 Those who have undergone major surgery are said to belong to this club (6)
25 Almost certain about learner? Play smoothly! (4) SLUR (Certain=SURE=>Almost certain=SUR, learner=L=>Almost certain about learner = S(L)UR)