The Hindu Crossword 8255 Solutions - by Vinod & Rajagopal

Across
1 Spot on feature (7) FRECKLE (Direct)
5 End of a freeze no government wants to face (7) DEBACLE
9 So right to have a spoken relationship with sister (7) SORORAL (So=SO, right=R, spoken=ORAL)
10 Overcomes the competition at August (7) MASTERS (what's with 'August'?)
11 A series of woes (5) ILIAD (Cryptic Def)
12 Scandal — one I try to disguise (9) NOTORIETY (ana. ONE+I+TRY+TO)
13 This boy loved the pools (9) NARCISSUS (Cryptic Def)
15 Located building position (5) SITED (Direct)
16 Many a wading bird on the fife coast (5) C_A_L (??)
18 Regards exercise as injurious to one's view of things (3,6) EYE STRAIN (Regards=EYES, exercise=TRAIN => EYES+TRAIN)
21 Does it show the pressure of work at the Met Office? (9) BAROMETER (Cryptic Defn.)
24 Artificial fishing fly can be dear to beginner (5) ALDER?? (ana. DEAR+L(beginnner))
25 Like one seen with a jerk from a considerable distance (7) ASIATIC (Like=AS, one=I, a=A, jerk=TIC=>Like one seen with a jerk = AS+I+A+TIC -- from a considerable distance??)
26 Gold dime not a substitute for disused Portugal gold coin (7) MOIDORE (ana. OR(Gold)+DIME+O(not))
27 Hold spell-bound by the hour in a Lent celebration (7) ENTHRAL (hour=HR, a lent celebration=ana. A+LENT=ENTAL=>hour in a Lent celebration = ENT(HR)AL)
28 Sent Amy around to seek a general pardon (7) AMNESTY (ana. SENT+AMY)

Down
1 Henry to design sofa in new style (7) FASHION (ana. H(Henry)+SOFA+IN)
2 That's the nobleman on road, going off beforehand (7) EARLIER (nobleman=EARL, that's=IE, road=R => EARL+IE+R)
3 Routine procedure for a safe crossing? (4,5) KERB DRILL (Cryptic Def)
4 Somewhat well-endowed lady (5) ELLEN (Container => wELL-ENdowed)
5 Missed tea, perhaps, will take coffee (9) DEMITASSE (ana. MISSED+TEA)
6 A worthless being having lower morals (5) BASER (Dbl Def)
7 Merciful to have mild weather (7) CLEMENT (Dbl Def)
8 Endeavoured to get treatise edited (7) ESSAYED (treatise=ESSAY, edited=ED => ESSAY+ED)
14 Not inclined to give credit (9) SKEPTICAL (Direct)
15 Spoiling, in a tot, is a certain over indulgence (9) SATIATION (ana. IN+ATOT+IS+A)
16 Keep Boys' Brigade in a cage, they may have a brain damaged person (7) CABBAGE (Boys' Brigade=BB, a=A, cage=CAGE=>Boys' Brigade in a cage = C(A+BB)AGE)
17 High-level transport operations (7) AIRLIFT (Cryptic Defn.)
19 A dour disposition strikes us as wearying (7) ARDUOUS (ana. A+DOUR+US)
20 Establishment of growing importance for playful toddlers (7) NURSERY (Direct)
22 Scholar take spirit to dance (5) RUMBA (Scholar=BA, spirit=RUM=>Scholar take spirit = RUM+BA)
23 Mother has wild rebel to tame(5) MATER (ana. R(rebel)+TAME -- This should be 22 Dn.)