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

[deepakgita]

Across
9 Income I’d spent recklessly (7) STIPEND*
10 Grave words of commendation (7)
11 Generous, firm and devout (7)
12 Animal reviler heartlessly captured injured doe (7)
13 It may change your perspective of a palpebral muscle (9) EYEOPENER
15 Flowering plant of Central American/African origin (5)
16 Title used to address a man in Italian, Greek and Latin regions (7)
19 Disadvantage of faulty net play (7) PENALTY*
20 ‘Loud’ is not a synonym for ‘soft’ (5)
21 Hospital in the midst of paradigm shift created birth control device (9) DIAP(H)RAGM*
25 Santa’s helpers (even Vixen!) had to go out to get presents (7)
26 Posthumous ceremony that’s real fun? Not quite! (7) FUNERAL*
28 Girl, upset at first, tries badly to become breezier (7)
29 Reprimanding convicted leader by whipping (7)

Down
1 Korean sensation’s revolutionary mind (6)
2 Unwise minister admitted to crooked lies (6)
3 Lead actor in “The Rock” (4)
4 Scientist synthesised isoniazid extract (6) EDISON (T)
5 Model has ornament with a pendant in a shape that’s pointed at the top and rounded at the bottom (8) TEARDROP
6 This hole is likely a clubhouse (10) NINETEENTH
7 Worldly friend collects money (8)
8 Drug store’s quick to contain injury (8)
14 Artificial substitute for a body part derived from research paper by leading experts (10) PROSTHESIS
16 Fill with anger, having been denied essentially vital right to vote (8)
17 Fluency marked by insincerity is blessing in disguise (8) GLIBNESS
18 They take care to set aside time and protect us consumers (3,5)
22 Bizarre fact about iron’s influence (6)
23 Scared and frustrated, runaway starts to get help (6)
24 Top businessman quits, blaming organisation for slander (6)
27 Anil engineered digital growth (4)