No 13069, Saturday 17 Oct 2020, Bruno

ACROSS

5   Make good produce rot after coring it (6) RECOUP {PROdUCE*}

7   House for smart lady at last... (8) PROPERTY {PRO}{PERT}{ladY}

9   Nature’s advancing onset of catastrophe in response (8) CREATION {(+C)REA(-c)TION}

10 Cloaking stripped artwork with clay (6) KAOLIN {cLOAKINg*}

11 Benefit that terminates at death — I feel it’s rent somehow (4,8) LIFE INTEREST {I+FEEL+ITS+RENT*}

13 After long time at new company, got discontented with office (6) AGENCY {AGE}{N}{CompanY}

15 These, for the most part, describe Income Tax? (6) TITHES {T{IT}HESe} &lit

18 Caloric diets were cooked as part of China’s Big Brother show? (6,6) SOCIAL CREDIT {CALORIC+DIETS*}

21 Old British coin (not pound) over time became the currency in Hungary (6) FORINT {FlORIN}{T}

22 Delivery at head of tailender managed to get umpires’ review (8) TRANSFER {Tailender}{RAN}{REFS<=}

23 Upfront payment  for dental treatment (8) RETAINER (DD)

24 Destroy or raise covering over gully (6) ARROYO (T<=)

DOWN

1   Both sides abandoned reasonably cultivated produce (8) SOYABEAN {rEASONABlY*}

2   Choice of drink with pickled orange starters served up (6) OPTION {(PO<=)TION}

3   Amount owed by Bob to Ed? Perhaps about thousand... (4,4) BOOK DEBT {BOB+TO+ED*} around {K}

4   Company salesman — you’re dismissed (3,3) GET OUT {GE}{T OUT}

6   Leader skipped lessons on revenue (8) EARNINGS {lEARNINGS}

7   Better // kicker of the football (6) PUNTER (DD)

8   Fresh growth starting to thrust on top of fake growth (4) TWIG {Thrust}{WIG}

12 Handing over sandwich shop to extremely... (8) DELIVERY {DELI}{VERY}

14 ... young husband to enter stage or another fun activity (8) YACHTING {Y}{AC{H}TING}

16 About to visit USA? Try travelling to this DC monument (8) TREASURY {USA+TRY*} around {RE}

17 Lawyers and their oddly selected trade (6) BARTER {BAR}{ThEiR}

18 April’s harsh twist (6) SPIRAL {APRILS*}

19 Credit on tax to obtain a dress accessory (6) CRAVAT {CR}{A}{VAT}

20 The French party advanced welfare (4) DOLE {DO}{LE}

 

Reference List

New=N, Income Tax=IT, Pound=L, Time=T, Umpires=Refs
Both sides=RL, Thousand=K, Company=GE, Young=Y, Husband=H, About=Re, Lawyers=Bar, Credit=Cr, Tax=VAT, The French=Le, Party=Do       

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