The Hindu Crossword 8229 Solutions - by Vinod & Rajagopal

Across
1 This brush designed an item of apparel (4,5) BUSH SHIRT (This brush designed = ana. THIS+BRUSH)
5 A summit with the queen at the top (5) C_O_M
8 Sloping beam found reversed in secret farmhouse (6) RAFTER (Reverse container => secRET FARmhouse)
9 Eastern mandate wrongly issued (8) EMANATED (Eastern mandate wrongly = ana. E+MANDATE)
11 Trading group incorporates measure to connect English and American capitals (4) EMTA (English and American capitals=EA, measure=MT(metric ton)=>incorporates measure to connect English and American capitals = E(MT)A
12 Throttle authors, those who produce funny lines (3,7) GAG WRITERS (Throttle=GAG, authors=WRITERS)
14 Put (the deposit perhaps) in its container (5) INURN (in=IN, this container=URN => IN+URN)
15 Let a cat somehow produce milk (7) LACTATE (Let a cat somehow = ana. LET+A+CAT)
16 Study a kind ruler's spouse (7) CONSORT (Study=CON, a kind=SORT => CON+SORT)
17 Legal right for a name (5) TITLE (Double Defn.)
19 Viral infection that is run-of-the-mill and depressing (6,4) COMMON COLD (Direct)
20 Hairstyle that a father originally ordered (4) AFRO (a=A, father originally=F, ordered=RO??)
22 Outrun one's welcome and displease the host (8) OVERSTAY (Double Defn.)
23 From the beginning some made no vocal signs (2,4) DO NOVO (Container => maDE NO VOcal => some is the Container indicator)
24 Cowardly sibling, say, heartless (5) SISSY (sibling=SIS, say heartless=SAY-A=SY => SIS+SY)
25 Atrophied when endlessly medicated, a travesty (9) EMACIATED (endlessly medicated=MEDICATE, a=A=>endlessly medicated, a travesty = ana. MEDICATE+A)

Down
1 Exchange of goods (6) BARTER (Direct)
2 What does `three, four, protection, five, six' suggest? A risk to go it alone (6,2,7) SAFETY IN NUMBERS (protection=SAFETY, three,four,five,six=NUMBERS)
3 Hard fat found in this tissue tastes good (4) SUET (Container => tisSUE Tastes)
4 The answer lies in the future: watch the clock (4,4,4) TIME WILL TELL (Cryptic Defn.)
5 Appropriate cost fiance laid out (10) CONFISCATE (cost fiance laid out = aa. COST+FIANCE)
6 Winner of eight Oscars, this movie could threaten town for spoils (2,3,10) ON THE WATERFRONT (threaten town for spoils = ana. THREATEN+TOWN+FOR)
7 Dressmaker, modern, first leader in elegance (7) MODISTE (modern=MOD, first=IST, leader in elegance=1st letter of Elegance=E => MOD+IST+E)
10 Basis for a sound record — attractive strip (8,4) MAGNETIC TAPE (attractive=MAGNETIC, strip=TAPE)
13 American mood unknown to accept poor soul in fun (10) HUMOUROUSLY (mood=HUMOUR=>American mood=HUMOR(american spelling), unknown=Y, poor soul=ana. SOUL=OUSL=>mood unknown to accept poor soul=HUMOR(OUSL)Y)
16 One-eyed giant (7) CYCLOPS (Direct)
18 Knock out intrepid spirit of the mines (6) KOBOLD (Knock out=KO, intrepid=BOLD => KO+BOLD)
21 Food shop found very wanting in delivery (4) DELI (Container => DELIvery)