No 14914, Saturday 03 October 2026, Avtaar

 ACROSS
1 That is Avtaar entering when I have left, naturally (6) NAMELY {ME} in NAi'veLY

4 Amateur boxing tour disrupted near Cambodia's capital (8) KHARTOUM {HAM} around {TOUR*}<=>K
9 Abandon plant amidst pandemonium (6) DISOWN {SOW} in {DIN}
10 Uplifting energy provided in passing (8) EDIFYING {E}{D{IF}YING}
11 Supply from Canada losing money with onset of recession almost trebled result of international sales (7,2,5) BALANCE OF TRADE {F(-r) O(-m) CANADA+TREBLE(-d)}*
13 Throughout a meeting emotional quotient essentially found wanting (10) INADEQUATE {EQ}{foUnd} in {IN}{A}{DATE}
14 Partners exchanged, means to send data for tweeters? (2-2) HI-FI {-w+H}HI-FI
16 Playful bow (4) ARCH [DD]
18 Part of physics involving inversion of model data (10) STATISTICS {STA{SIT<}TICS}
21 Shouting Help, say, about introduction of arbitrary rule probing storage fee (8,6) CARRYING CHARGE {CRYING}{CHAR}{EG<} around {Arbitrary}{Rule}
23 Director left for Illinois, developing office tower? (8) BUILDING {BU(-d+IL)ILDING}
24 Smelly wonky old studio releasing toxins at the entrance (6) ODIOUS {O}{StUDIO}*
25 Doctor listened and volunteered (8) ENLISTED*
26 Right through, ace is ahead (6) PROPER {PER}<=>{PRO}

DOWN
1 Exposed factor in rising redundancy (4) NUDE [HIPS<]
2 Mom's vehicle given touch of artificial colouring in front (7) MASCARA {MA'S}{CAR}{Artificial}

3 Wife visiting America enters Michigan, say, with Republican congressman (8) LAWMAKER {A{W}M} in {LAKE}+R
5 Composed a story Ditch of Still Water? (11) HYDROSTATIC*
6 Foot for base of prop in standing counter (6) REFUTE {RE(-p+F)FUTE}
7 One old Communist leader turned up checking doctor's paperwork? (7)ORIGAMI {I}{MAO}< around {RIG}

8 Science of drawing? (9) MAGNETICS [CD]
12 Leader quitting act of voluntary humiliation following judge's sanction (11) COUNTENANCE pENANCE<=>COUNT
13 Short-tempered herbalist uncovered case of Icelandic nuts (9) IRASCIBLE {hERBALISt IcelandiC}*
15 Head to investigate mudslinging Brit? (8) ISLANDER {Investigate}{SLANDER}
17 Cheerful bird lifted face (7) CORDIAL {ROC<}{DIAL}
19 Smart mature women leaving tribe? (7) INGROUP {IN}{GROw UP}
20 Group of stars held at the borders, say, furtively hiding ecstasy (6) HYADES {HelD SAY}* around E

22 Sailor entertains special authority on a subject (4) TSAR {T{S}AR}

REFERENCE LIST

Money=M, Emotional Quotient=EQ, Director=D, Illinois=IL, Old=O, Wife=W, America=Am, Republican=R, Foot=F, Special=S.

No 14913, Friday 02 Oct 2026, Hypatia

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ACROSS

1   Fine dialect mixed with English (8) DELICATE {DIALECT}*{E}

5   Abridged creator's introduction to song composer (6) BRAHMS {BRAHMa}{Song}

10 A criminal had occasionally seen crime as unrighteousness (7) ADHARMA {A}{HAD*}{cRiMe+As}

11 Completely obsolete or modernised (7) UPDATED {UP}{DATED}

12 Technical expressions representing many subjects, basically (5) TERMS Acrostic &lit

13 Heated and dry cooked to remove water (9) DEHYDRATE*

14 Proposed healthy topic's abandoned (12) HYPOTHETICAL*

18 Spooner's restrained like a hawk in perfect condition (5,2,1,4) SOUND AS A BELL {~bound as a sell to sound as a bell}

21 State of guy trapped in Iran - America conflicts (9) ARGENTINA {GENT} in {IRAN+A}*

23 Fruit sources of original liquor in Venice especially (5) OLIVE Acrostic

24 Divine journey meeting daughter's wish (7) GODLIKE {GO}{D}{LIKE}

25 Tests gold handles (7)  ORDEALS {OR}{DEALS}

26 Tie and dye art's frequently red (6) TENDER {TiE+aNd+DyE+aRt}

27 Long duration of meal regularly converting to energy in motherhood (8) ETERNITY (-ma+e)ETERNITY

DOWN

1   Want samples of handmade art hangings (6) DEARTH [T]

2   Folktale about a husband's city (6) LAHORE {L{A}{H}ORE}

3   Short saint regarded and showed deference (9) CURTSEYED {CURT}{S}{EYED}

4   Dark web expert, reversing role, orders iPod models (8,6) TRAPDOOR SPIDER {PART<=}{ORDERS+IPOD}*

6   Auditor's scanned passport prepared again (5) REDID {(~read)RED}{ID}

7   Cause for condiment that's spicy (3,5)  HOT SAUCE {CAUSE}* [RA]

8   Crafty about vacating unused study without warning (8) SUDDENLY {S{Un..eD}{DEN}LY}

9   First thing to do in a regatta - spare no expenses (4,3,4,3) PUSH THE BOAT OUT [DD]

15 Reject all or derail some tough challenge (4,5) TALL ORDER [T]

16 Snail won second place in running race before (8) ESCARGOT {GOT}<=>{S} in {RACE}*

17 Kipling character united with gang making noise (5,3) GUNGA DIN {U+GANG}*{DIN}

 Though I've belted you and flayed you,
        By the livin' Gawd that made you,
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!

— "Gunga Din", lines 82–84

19 Bahraini confused about this desi name (6) BIHARI {BIHARI+A+N}*=BAHRAINI

20 Spirited celebration welcoming onset of Indian year (6) FEISTY {FE{I}ST}{Y}

22 Simple mother lacking time (5) NAIVE NAtIVE

Reference List

English = E, America = A, Daughter = D, Energy = E, Husband = H, Saint = S, Second = S, United = U, About = A, Name = N, Indian = I, Year = Y, Time = T