The Hindu Sunday crossword no. 72

This article provides the clues and grid layout for The Hindu's Sunday crossword puzzle number 72. It is a standard recreational content piece for newspaper readers.
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Crosswords are a staple of daily newspaper engagement, serving as a tool for cognitive exercise and reader retention.
4 Viewed separately, aloo therefore is a plant (8)
10 Return some of the oil of tropical palm holding (9)
12 Half of congress is back — mostly in an Italian dumpling (7)
13 The noise vanishes with these Australian natives (7)
14 Encourage for a long time to corral the horse (3,2)
15 Silly old man clutched the gold and fell (8)
23 Fresh air brings an Australian back in this state (7)
25 Brown man not allowed inside circle (7)
26 Monkey captures flower seller’s heart (5)
27 Not knowing whether in church organ playing is permitted (9)
28 Turn girl into a piece of shipboard machinery (8)
29 Approves initially after department of personnel training’s submission (6)
1 Disputed case of dog wearing fancy denim (8)
3 Formal inclusion of new plants and herbs used in medicinal preparations (9)
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