The Hindu Crossword 8254 Solutions - by Vinod & Rajagopal

Across
1 Stand up position for a collector of foreign matter (7) DUSTPAN (Stand up position = ana. STAND+UP)
5 Girl eager to provide material (7) NANKEEN (Girl=NAN, eager=KEEN => NAN+KEEN)
9 Loves to unravel a problem (5) SOLVE (ana. LOVES)
10 Work of masters auctioned off (9) EDUCATION (auctioned off = ana. AUCTIONED)
11 Henry takes back gunner with a fool to pester (6) HARASS (Henry=H, gunner=RA=>takes abck a gunner=AR, fool=ASS=>Henry takes back gunner with a fool = H+AR+ASS)
12 Original prints, that's what it is (8) PRISTINE (ana. PRINTS+IE(that's))
14 She has a habit to board stupidly (5) R_O_A
15 Once a wall's built it's taken into account (9) ALLOWANCE (Once a wall's built = ana. ONCE+A+WALL)
18 For example, a queen contracting debts would be notorious (9) EGREGIOUS (For example=EG, a queen=REG, debts=IOUS=>For example, a queen contracting debts = EG+REG+IOUS)
20 Do not give lip to me to instigate (5) IMPEL (ana. LIP+ME)
22 Here's hoping common drug is treated with gravity (8) ASPIRING (common drug=ASPIRIN, gravity=G => ASPIRIN+G)
24 Stretch one's resources to acquire a small suite (6) STRAIN (small=S, suite=TRAIN => S+TRAIN)
26 Say it's a team from America (9) STATESIDE (Say=STATE, team=SIDE=>Say it's a team=STATE+SIDE)
27 Middle Eastern terrorist group in France who are heartless (5) IRAQI (terrorist group=IRA, in France who=QUI=>in France who are heartless=QUI-U=QI => IRA+QI)
28 Old meter fluctuates highest in degree (7) EXTREME (Old=EX, meter fluctuates=ana. METER=TREME => EX+TREME)
29 Practice the art of preserving health (7) HYGIENE (Direct)

Down
1 Bring accusations after the underworld boss is let off (9) DISCHARGE (accusations=CHARGE, underworld boss=DIS=>Bring accusations after the underworld boss = DIS+CHARGE)
2 Learn layout in so famous an Italian City (7) SALERNO (ana. LEARN+SO)
3 A bunch of reporters keen to enlist help? (5,4) PRESS GANG (A bunch=GANG of reporters=PRESS)
4 Require Ned to be around the English (4) NEED (NED to be around E => NE(E)D)
5 Political policy, to be set in mural position? (10) NEUTRALISM (set in mural position = ana. SET+IN+MURAL)
6 Closes the short distance (5) NEARS (Double Defn.)
7 Number of identical articles issued at one time (7) EDITION (Cryptic Defn.)
8 Occasion occurring for a particular purpose only (5) NONCE (Direct)
13 Dressing many a one is difficult (10) MAYONNAISE (many a one is difficult = ana. MANY+A+ONE+IS)
16 In wing this unfit beginner heard blowing at the end of game (9) WHISTLING (wing=WING, this unfit=ana. THIS=HIST, beginner=L=>In wing this unfit beginner = W(HIST+L)ING)
17 Inelegant variety of wild rose (9) EGLANTINE (Inelegant variety = ana. INELEGANT)
19 Surgically replace a severd limb (7) REPLANT (??)
21 The French female caught in the head's embrace is calm (7) PLACATE (The French female=LA, caught=C, head=PATE=>The French female caught in the head = P(LA+C)ATE)
22 Sale one finds in the supermarket passageway (5) AISLE (ana. SALE+I)
23 Veer the Easterner towards a high official (5) REEVE (ana. VEER+E(Easterner))
25 Gamble Henry takes on her (4) BETH (Gamble=BET, Henry=H => BET+H)