No 12030, Saturday 10 Jun 2017, Scinitillator

ACROSS

1 Some stories about Judge getting back neighbours' money (6) JATAKA {{A}{J}<=}{TAKA} A from about? See comments
4 Dark passage needs a scan and a search (8) CATACOMB {CAT}{A}{COMB}
9 Upset husband downed low-class quarter (6) GHETTO {G{H}ET TO}
10 Perform the role of // Asin? (8) FUNCTION (DD) This had me looking at a more interesting set of curves for some time
12 Killed a year posing to be genteel (8) LADYLIKE {KILLED+A+Y}*
13 Emergency drill (6) CRUNCH (DD)
15 Downpour to prevail, reports say (4) RAIN {~REIGN}
16 Apparently, old dissertation contains nothing ideal (10) APOTHEOSIS {AP}{O}{THE{O}SIS} AP from apparently? See comments
19 Dubious epic — it'll all mostly be obliterated (10) ELLIPTICAL {EPIC+IT'LL+ALl}* Defn is ok? See comments
20 Proud? That's pointless (4) VAIN (DD)
23 Carpet from either end (4,2) PULL UP <=>
25 Dense toll that's a feature at the gym (8) DUMBBELL {DUMB}{BELL}

27 Promoted at university with good education; Cool to be in ... (8) UPGRADED {UP}{G}{RAD}{ED}
28 … comp. sci. that admits clever guys (6) CABLES {C{ABLE}S}
29 Eg., Rukmini Devi's dancing eased us — entertaining note... (8) DANSEUSE {EASED+US}* around {N}
30 ... with number showing impressiveness (6) WEIGHT {W}{EIGHT}

DOWN

1 In the neck, vessel's once awhile fully airy (7) JUGULAR {JUG{{fUlLy AiRy}
2 I'll term obnoxious ad `boring drudgery' (9) TREADMILL {I'LL+TERM}* around {AD}

3 Container with same shortcomings as a pot? (6) KETTLE (CD)
5 Blue colour // water (4) AQUA (DD)
6 Take in suspect that's hated (8) ACCURSED {ACCU(R)SED}
7 Stripping one can be a tearful experience (5) ONION (CD)
8 Substitutes // groups of judges (7) BENCHES (DD)
11 American doubting sick pet has been beaten up (7) SKEPTIC {SICK+PET}*
14 Class skills to swirl on belly (7) STRATUM {ARTS<=}{TUM} Swirl is a rev ind?
17 Beer girl beneath Arab said to look lively (5,1,3) SHAKE A LEG {~SHEIK}{A LE}{G}
18 Rejected egos — a USP in matrimony (8) SPOUSEAGE {EGOS+A+USP}*
19 Dilate former currency in England (7) EXPOUND {EX}{POUND}
21 Cuckoo nest's full inside — on becoming footloose it's empty (4,3) NULL SET {NEST}* around {fULL}
22 A jacket's short and brightly coloured (6) ABLAZE {A}{BLAZEr}
24 Function with functional access (3-2) LOG-ON{LOG}{ON}
26 Some muscles convalesce progressively during partial upturn (4) PECS (T<=)

Reference list

Judge=J, Husband=H, Year=Y, Old=O, Nothing=O, University=UP, Good=G, Education=Ed, Comp. Sci.=CS, Note=N, With=W
Take=R, Girl=G, Former=Ex 

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