No 13086, Friday 06 Nov 2020, Vulcan

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ACROSS

1   It’s uncommon — a weird goal (12) CONSUMMATION*

10 One that scares a snake (7) RATTLER [DD]

11 City of New Orleans (7) SALERNO*

12 Funny press pitch — not regular (6) IRONIC {IRON}{pItCh}

13 Remember a message associated with revolt (8) MEMORISE {MEMO}{RISE}

15 Fighter of an animal, say (9) GUERRILLA (~gorilla)

16 Easy match (5) LIGHT [DD]

17 A person’s first month outside country (5) JAPAN {J{A}{Pe...n}AN}

19 Allowed to return after Republican is removed from edited broadcast (9) TELEVISED {LET<=}{rEVISED}

22 Certain alcoholic beverage kept as standard (8) MEASURED {MEA{SURE}D}

24 Doctor right about fungal disease (3,3) DRY ROT {DR}{TORY<=}

26 Pick Rent to start with, a play (7) ELECTRA {ELECT}{Rent}{A}

27 They’re beaten during protest — I’m panicking (7) TIMPANI [T]

28 Harry asserts things with honesty (12) STRAIGHTNESS There's an extra S in the fodder

DOWN

2   Company dismissed me over result (7) OUTCOME {OUT}{CO}{ME} Sequence of wordplay seems incorrect

3   Solo diner prepared to keep at it (7,2) SOLDIER ON*

4   Mode of transport to go around store (4) MART<=

5   Enabler was made responsible (10) ANSWERABLE*

6   Bigwig looking to own a home in the Arctic (5) IGLOO [T]

7   Taking care of Carol after getting run over (7) NURSING {SING}<=>{RUN<=}

8   Striving hard (6) TRYING [CD]

9   Simple ways! (6) MODEST {MODE}{ST}

14 Good intellectuals hold this — basically they’re famous ones (10) GLITTERATI {G}{LIT{This}ERATI}

16 Stable employee (9) LIVERYMAN [E]

17 Athlete and judges perhaps about to turn up (6) JUMPER {J}{UMP}{RE<=}

18 Pressure is on the ones who grade talkers (7) PRATERS {P}{RATERS}

20 Almost convinced having a ticket is better (7) SURPASS {SURe}{PASS}

21 Stop and make an edit (6) DETAIN*

23 Perfect state (5) UTTER [DD]

25 With no force, get cut (4) ETCH fETCH

Reference List

Republican = R, Good = G, Judge = J, About = RE, Pressure = P, Force = F