No 11953, Monday 13 Mar 2017, Sunnet

HAPPY HOLI

ACROSS
1   Pass forty five minutes in shade (6) COLOUR {COL}(hOUR) 45 Min = 3/4 hour
4   Remains in pain by hiding (8) STASHING {ST{ASH}ING}
10 Invaded and almost disrupted a summit (5,4) NANDA DEVI {INVADED+ANd}*

11 Expel upright Juliet in place of Romeo (5) EJECT E(-r+j)JECT
12 State to use blue colour (5) AZURE (~ as ??) (Addendum - {AZ}{URE} - See comments)
13 Lad took debt payment to officer; (9) SEMICOLON {S{EMI}{COL}ON}
14 Cool drink I had is weak (7) INSIPID {IN}{SIP}{I'D}
16 Occasion to burn some hay with oil (4) HOLI {Hay + OIL}*
19 The heat gets to those that are late here? (4) PYRE [CD]
21 College's a bird tank (7) CISTERN {C}{IS}{TERN}
24 Friend carried article to Queen inside a covered litter (9) PALANQUIN {PAL}{AN}{QU}{IN}
25 Attenuate note in conflict (5) WATER {WA{TE}R}
26 Prelude of Saint Rose (5) INTRO [T]
27 Shattered woman inside was no longer at a loss (5,4) BROKE EVEN {BROKE {EVE}N}
28 Wail in midnight hail (8) GREETING {GREET}{IN}{niGht}
29 South African corn that is spread at the beginning (6) MEALIE {MEAL}{IE}

DOWN
1   Able to catch one's blow (8) CANNABIS {CAN}{NAB}{1'S}
2   Flag & sail hung out (8) LANGUISH*
3   University's scholarly tradition (5) USAGE {U}{SAGE}
5   President grabs setter's hand in jubilation (7) TRIUMPH {TR{I}UMP}{H}
6   Staunch cavities, some of which are produced in bone marrows (4,5) STEM CELLS {STEM} {CELLS}
7   Standards of individual contracts (6) IDEALS {1}{DEALS}
8   Confining team to hold it up (6) GATING {GA{IT<=}NG}
9   Flirted with sedate cast (6) TEASED*
15 Spending money to put Yoga in schooling (6,3) PAYING OUT*
17 Celebration of last five generations (8) FESTIVAL*
18 Transport portal (8) ENTRANCE [DD]
20 Old primitive bar from area outside city limits (7) EXURBAN {EX}{UR}{BAN}
21 Am unable to, John! (6) CANNOT {CAN}{NOT} Semi&lit
22 Recoil well (6) SPRING [DD]
23 Revolutionary without party dress (6) CLOTHE {C{LOT}HE}
25 Vocal damage is in which place? (5) WHERE (~wear)

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