No 12012, Saturday 20 May 2017, KrisKross

ACROSS

1 Dim Ron maybe a stupid person (6) NIMROD {DIM+RON}*

4 Scold a pretty girl holding man's leg (8) ADMONISH {A}{D{M}{ON}ISH}

10 Gambler’s away to become more wealthy (6,3) BETTER OFF {BETTER}{OFF}

11 Lion, say, returning again to feed (5) CATER {CAT}{RE<=}

12 It is protected by King perhaps, rebellious and strong (7) DRASTIC {C{IT}{'S}ARD}<=

13 Raced back with speed to tell a story (7) NARRATE {RAN<=}{RATE}

14 It could make one go in disguise finally, with false name (5) ENEMA {disguisE}{NAME*}

15 Wit conceals American President’s initial tension (8) SUSPENSE {S{US}{President}ENSE}

18 Secret auditor helps to maintain balance (5,3) INNER EAR {INNER}{EAR}

20 Spoke about wearing an ornament (5) ADORN {A{ROD<=}N}

23 Metaphors to describe University bands (7) TROUPES {TRO{U}PES}

25 Cyclone, in ultimately hot season, moves north to south (7) TWISTER {hoT}{WI(-n+S)TER}

26 Rule broken by Oriental mathematician (5) EULER {E}{RULE*}

27 One very wild animal kept at quarantine (9) ISOLATION {I}{SO}{L{AT}ION}

28 Sounds like girl’s kidnapped in error (8) MISTAKEN {~ MISS TAKEN}

29 Not worried about cutting corners (6) SERENE {{SE}{RE}{NE}}

DOWN

1 Unimportant people in an empty battlefield (8) NOBODIES {NO}{BODIES}

2 Tame hen perhaps found in marshes (7) METHANE {TAME+HEN}*

3 Open wonderful store, finally to buy and sell excessively (9) OVERTRADE {OVERT}{RAD}{storE}

5 Fears detention possibly, or an expulsion of sorts? (14) DEFENESTRATION {FEARS+DETENTION}*

6 Coveted award in hero’s career (5) OSCAR (T)

7 Crying damaged retinas (2,5) IN TEARS {RETINAS*}

8 Reportedly saves many people (6) HORDES {~HOARDS}

9 A part of "Murder in Retrospect" novel is set here — right inside an English county (14) WORCESTERSHIRE  {CROW<=}{IS+SET+HERE}* around {R} My COD

16 Time to command heartlessly: “Kill!” (9)  ERADICATE {ERA}{DICtATE}

17 Charm ten different people to consume a bit of narcotic (8) ENTRANCE {TEN*}{RA{Narcotic}CE}

19 Stupid people finally learn a lot (7) NOODLES {learN}{OODLES}

21 Tedious working in the open air (7) OUTSIDE {TEDIOUS*}

22 River starting to swell — run inside! (6) STREAM {Swell}{T{R}EAM}  Thanks Col. for the anno

24 Place a jacket (5) PARKA {PARK}{A}

Reference list

Man=M, Leg=On, Again=Re, Is='S, American=US, University=U, North=N, South=S, Oriental=E, One=I, Very=So, About=Re, Corner=SE, Corner=NE
Right=R, Run=R 

Color/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous

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