THC-crossword thread-6; 4 ans PP till 4 pm IST

[deepakgita]

Across
1 Copper has many sticks and clubs (7)
5 Think about one's ill-treatment (6)
9 In just surroundings Gandhian leader is to join together (5)
10 It transports a mineral back to Nepal that's in trouble (9)
11 Cause pain with one new bit of chemical in old disinfectant (7)
12 Slips back, grabs artist and screws (7)
13 Brilliant story recalled about Chennai's leader (5)
14 Pals accommodating with each other (9)
16 Statement from one pleading not-guilty (1,5,3)
19 Mark female's winter wrap (5)
21 Red model set (7)
23 American writer in Sobranje loud-mouthed (7)
24 Mischief-maker smashes crane in hazy weather (9)
25 Driven to be cleansed without a drop of phenyl (5)
26 Ruthless ruler posted abroad (6)
27 Criticise in not-so-healthy condition (3-4)

Down
1 What the family kitty has when members pitch in contributions (8,6) COMBINED INCOME
2 Terrible fire put out, you hear, in the limits of Dindigul (7) DIREFUL
3 Thomas Gray, for one, puts limb in exotic site (7) ELEGIST
4 Small talk by journalist is splashed (9) SPATTERED
5 Extra: Southern Customs (5) ROLES
6 Therefore Prime Minister accepts his faulty argument (7)
7 Weatherproofing stuff for most of small street in MP's constituency (7)
8 These animals have a load of work (6,2,6)
15 Painting — of Mr. Chips? (3,6)
17 All together, flock is in three quarters (2,5)
18 Inward journey? (3,4)
19 Small newspaperman pushes up first item of oldster in brief stay (7)
20 Every ogre's dispersed at a brisk speed (7)
22 Praise ten in embroidered tale (5)