The Hindu Crossword 8244 Solutions - by Vinod & Rajagopal

Across
1 Insulting language while reading out from a roster? (4-7) NAME-CALLING
9 Without compunction, not out to sing the openings of anthem (7) INHUMAN (not out=IN, to sing=HUM, openings of ANthem=AN => IN+HUM+AN)
10 Nom-de-plume (3-4) PEN-NAME (Direct)
11 Henry has hesitation but is more healthy (5) HALER (Henry=HAL, hesitation=ER => HAL+ER)
12 U-turn Gert executed on spotting a weapon on a platform (6-3) TURRET-GUN (U-turn Gert executed = ana. U_TURN+GERT)
13 Sanctuary granted within to a sister (6) OASIS (Container => tO A SISter)
15 They serve time together (9) CELLMATES (Direct)
18 Kind of card that is freely answerable (5-4) REPLY-CARD (Direct)
21 Give weight to the boy with differences in pitch (5) TONAL (weight=TON, boy=AL => TON+AL)
22 Continued somehow without being observed (9) UNNOTICED (Continued somehow = ana. CONTINUED)
24 Dances for diamonds (5) ROCKS (Double Defn.)
26 . _ (3-4) DOT DASH (Direct)
27 Zoo rich enough to supply pork sausage (7) CHORIZO (Zoo rich enough to supply = ana. ZOO+RICH)
28 Displays noticeably in the pool? (8,3) SPLASHES OUT (Cryptic Defn.)

Down
1 Be rough in handling an acquaintance (9) NEIGHBOUR (Be rough in handling = ana. BE+ROUGH+IN)
2 Home of the big learner (5) MAHAL (big=MAHA, learner=L => MAHA+L)
3 Easily frightened about being shot? (6-3) CAMERY-SHY (Cryptic Defn.)
4 One who is not in one's senses (7) LUNATIC (Direct)
5 Endanger a fairy in one short mile (7) IMPERIL (one=I, short mile=ML??, fairy=PERI => IM(PERI)L)
6 Group of friends gets oriental marijuana (5) GANGE (Group of friends=GANG, oriental=E => GANG+E)
7 Prisoner includes anything that became popular (6,2) CAUGHT ON (Prisoner=CON, anything=AUGHT=>Prisoner includes anything = C(AUGHT) ON
8 Eager to express grief verbally (4) KEEN (Double Defn.)
14 Lie on back in a setup that's strange (8) SUPINATE (in a setup that's strange = ana. IN+A+SETUP)
16 What a camper may rent while going on a vacation to save on hotel bills (5-4) MOTOR-HOME (Direct)
17 Underestimate rolls Seth cooked (4,5) SELL SHORT (rolls Seth cooked = ana. ROLLS+SETH)
19 Whiskey, gin or vodka? (7) ALCOHOL (Direct)
20 Takes away some of the French conduits (7) DEDUCTS (of the French=DE, conduits=DUCTS => DE+DUCTS)
22 Language of our dubashis (4) URDU (Container => oUR DUbashis)
23 Troop leader knocks carriages (5) TRAMS (Troop leader=T, knocks=RAMS => T+RAMS)
25 One put in vehicle for nothing. That's capital! (5) CAIRO (One=I, vehicle=CAR, nothing=O=>CA(I)R+O)