No 14467, Thursday 24 Apr 2025, Afterdark

Solution to 25A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance. 

Open for anyone to solve, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

9   One US state holds grain with selfishness (7) AVARICE {A}{VA}{RICE}

10 Expert trainer primarily worried about salt (7) ACETATE {ACE}{Tr...r}{ATE}

11 Apparent papers will be collected in tournament (7) EVIDENT {EV{ID}ENT}

12 Option to buy one dessert (4-3) CHOC-ICE {CHO{C}ICE} Buy 1 or Buy C?

13 Bug eaters to chew the vegetable (5,4) SUGAR BEET*

15 Siemens, solicitor is fat (5) STOUT {S}{TOUT}

16 Big warship to park at the front of boarding point (3,4) BUS STOP {B}{USS}{TO}{Park}

19 Company to insist head should be removed from school (7) COLLEGE {CO}{aLLEGE}

20 Disorder at tea shop regularly to refund (5) CHAOS {CHA}{sHoP<=}

21 Spells of bad weather land cops in trouble at Sweden (4,5) COLD SNAPS {LAND+COPS}{S}

25 Think again about individual help (7) R?L?E?E ()

26 Auditor's quiet, that is nervy essentially for the bank employee (7) CASHIER {CA}{SH}{IE}{neRvy}

28 Reportedly boy got breads at dawn (7) SUNRISE {(~son)SUN}{RISE}

29 Sat uncomfortably with anger, fixed in a place (7) STABILE {SAT*}{BILE}

DOWN

1   Concern on ship for stroke (6) CARESS {CARE}{SS}

2   Wickerwork displayed by American in Germany (6) CANING [T]

3   Mountain of wealth (4) PILE [DD]

4   Instead of dollars, use krone to pay for container (6) KETTLE (-$+k)KETTLE

5   Actor in first cinema takes action on controlled substance (8) NARCOTIC {ACTOR+IN+Ci...a}*

6   Fish is sad, lonesome in house (5,5) LEMON SOLES Letter Bank

7   Friend, a bud made a poem of recantation (8) PALINODE {PAL}{1}{NODE}

I never saw a purple cow.

I never hope to see one.

But I can tell you anyhow

I'd rather see than be one

8   Letters distributed to primarily everyone to migrate (8) RESETTLE {LETTERS}*{Ev...e}

14 Roasting device's resistor damaged, one at the end (10) ROTISSERIE {RESISTOR}*{1}{thE}

16 Terrible setback getting king's support (8) BACKREST {BACK{R}EST*}

17 Say actor telling a story skipping a year of a fish (8) STARLING {STAR}{LyING} Fish or Bird??

18 Choose new reel about fish (8) PICKEREL {PICK}{REEL*}

22 Oslo customer saves an insect (6) LOCUST [T]

23 One police department initially investigating clubs is sharp (6) ACIDIC {A}{CID}{In...g}{Cl..s}

24 New setter's on the way (6) STREET*

27 Vessels are upside down; catch (4) SNAP<=

Reference List

Papers = ID, Siemens = S, Big = B< Tea = CHA, Sweden = S, Quiet = SH, Ship = SS, Dollars = S, Krone = K, King = R, Year = Y

No 14466, Wednesday 23 Apr 2025, Dr. X

Solution to 19A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance. 

Open for anyone to solve, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Day touring exotic Spain is so cool (13) DISPASSIONATE {D{SPAIN+IS+SO}*ATE}

8   Expression used figuratively by tense guy (5) TROPE {T}{ROPE}

9   Irresponsible rogue insulting new tenor (9) IMPRUDENT {IMP}{RUDE}{N}{T}

11 The best part of less hair - no knots! (5,5) LIONS SHARE*

12 Lovely new diamonds (4) NICE {N}{ICE}

14 Devious minister expressing surprise at inauguration is acting (7) INTERIM MINIsTER*

16 One retaliating with fury to tackle extremes of vice (7) AVENGER {A{VicE}NGER}

17 Adult club entertaining women on vacation (5-2) GROWN-UP {GRO{WomeN}UP}

19 Interject as wasted hosts argue (5,2) T?R?W ?N ()

21 Possum energetically turns to catch birds (4) EMUS [T<=]

22 Buffet in canteen beside lake for 100th anniversary (10) CENTENNIAL {IN+CANTEEN}*{L}

25 Hurt by curtailment of rapprochement across border (9) DETRIMENT {DET{RIM}ENTe}

26 Leers as lady goes wild (5) OGLES {L+GOES}*

27 Theft a lot know about is subject of considerable gossip (4,2,3,4) TALK OF THE TOWN*

DOWN

2/10   What person pressing clothes will do to resolve all minor difficulties (4,3,3,8) IRON OUT THE WRINKLES [DD]

3   Giving sexual satisfaction to naughty ladies on vacation in Prague (10) PLEASURING {La..eS+IN+PRAGUE}*

4   Son craving to become smart (5) SWISH {S}{WISH}

5   Single guy drinking wine with model is distinguished (9) IMPORTANT {1}{M}{PORT}{AN}{T} (Correction - {1}{M{PORT}AN}{T} - See comments)

6   Good sense of rising star winning Oscar (4) NOUS {SU{O}N<=}

7   Join stylish girl touring large Chinese city (7) TIELING {TIE}{IN}{G} Over {L}

8   Nut on television halted a broadcast about ruler (7,4) TALKING HEAD {HALTED+A}* over {KING}

10 See 2

13 Supporting fight to crush each cartel (7,3) BEARING OUT {B{EA}{RING}OUT}

15 Shimmering pale flame is national symbol of Canada (5,4) MAPLE LEAF*

18 Cactus flourishing in a pot outside university (7) OPUNTIA {IN+A+POT}* over {U}

20 Woman upset and miserable getting painful infection of finger (7) WHITLOW {W}{HIT}{LOW}

23 Jerk abandoning wife and little one (5) TITCH TwITCH

24 Founder abducted by rebels in Kenya (4) SINK [T]

Reference List

Tense = T, Guy = ROPE, New = N, Tenor = T, Lake = L, Lady = L, Son = S, Guy = MAN, Model = T, Stylish = IN, Girl = G, Large = L, Each = EA, University = U, Woman = W, Wife = W