Special, Daily Crossword Puzzle No 1 (Now THC), 15 Feb 1971

First crossword published by The HINDU on 15 Feb 1971, those days it was called 'Daily Crossword Puzzle'

INSTRUCTIONS
Three answers per commenter with annotations upto 6 PM

ACROSS

6   Easy to comprehend, and provides a bundle and rest (14)

9   Proverbially a labour saver, when in time (6)

10 The experienced horse-doctor comes up against a snare in an odd way (8)

11 Repulsive when cold (8)

13 A pole should bring nothing (6)

15 Encumber a divine in demand (6)

17 Where Shakespeare’s gentlemen come from (6)

19 Naturally benevolent (6)

20 Supplicate to return X produced (8)

22 Very silent amidst beer and pastry neat! (5-3)

24 Unaspirated cipher is worth recording (6)

26 Institutions for original children only (7,7)

DOWN

1   Game one plays getting out of bed in the dark (4,3,7)

2   Short publicity. It gets the passage (4)

3   Bert, but dry if soft (6)

4   Facing the bowler, for example? (8)

5   Returning right fliers produce a favourable result (4)

7   Inn, song if in the town (6)

8   Is sagacity, an anthropological novelty? (14)

12 Brought to nought (5)

14 Hitler’s nearly decisive weapon (1-4)

16 Bring forth a portion and put to one side (3,5)

18 Beset, the old boy takes a certain direction to the ship (6)

21 Near saint heading without direction and confused (6)

23 Am in the pound – an innocent! (4)
25 Believe in the return of the Cabbage (4)

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Enjoy.