No 13117, Saturday 12 Dec 2020, Hypatia

Across

7 Nick’s old, mostly lazy (8) INDOLENT {IND{OLd}ENT}

9 Catch husband smoking a pipe (6) HOOKAH {HOOK}{A}{H}

10 Essentially scrub before opening X-ray centre (4) CRUX {sCRUb}{X-ray}

11 How dosa is made from a culinary ingredient? (6,4) BAKING SODA {DOSA*} Reverse Anagram

12 Lift rifle angrily chasing President (6) PILFER {P}{RIFLE*}

14 Carelessly tardy without finishing after starting smoothly (8) SLOVENLY Anno not clear {SLOw}{eVENLY} - See comments

15 Great hints clean up one’s act (10,3) STRAIGHTEN OUT {GREAT+HINTS*} Reverse Anagram

18 Just fractions convert for them? (8) DECIMALS (CD)

20 Minute/small in seemingly expansive range (6) MASSIF {M}{AS {S}IF}

21 What’s often swiped in shops? (6,4) CREDIT CARD (CD)

22 Lie on setter’s newspaper (4) MYTH {MY}{TH}

23 Tilt in the direction of garage (4-2) LEAN-TO {LEAN}{TO}

24 Heard Spooner guided physician in an impasse (8) DEADLOCK Spoonerism of ~{LEAD DOC}

 

Down

1 A standing order’s confused these robots. Strange! (8) ANDROIDS Anno not clear {ANDROIDS+STRANGE = A STANDING ORDERS} [CA] Seee comments

2 Trick giving up heroin for cocaine to persuade (4) COAX {(-h+C)OAX}

3 Associate bishop in viral image with rook (6) MEMBER {MEM{B}E}{R}

4 Part fashionably black, bright outside (4,4) SHIN BONE {SH{IN} {B}ONE}

5 Loud sob about one tore us sadly (10) BOISTEROUS {SO{I}B}{TORE+US*}

6 Start to strike with gangster’s slipper (6) SANDAL {Strike}{AND}{AL}

8 Testifies that tasks need breaks (5,3,5) TAKES THE STAND {THAT+TASKS+NEED*}

13 In favour of proposing and declining (10) FORBIDDING {FOR}{BIDDING}

16 Lack of movement in volcano -- it can indeed erupt!  (8) INACTION {IN+O+IT+CAN*} Volcano=O? Anno correct? [T<=] See comments

17 Painting of fall with insect in the air (8) TRIPTYCH {TRIP}{~TICK}

19 Student - Student = Breadwinner (6) EARNER {lEARNER}

20 What Chennai was called by crazy artists (6) MADRAS {MAD}{RAS}

22 Spot // secret agent in jetty (4) MOLE (MD)

 

Reference List

 

Husband=H, President=P, Minute=M, Small=S, Setter's=My, Newspaper=TH, Heroin=H, Cocaine=C, Bishop=B, Rook=R, Fashionably=In, Black=B, One=I, Gangster=Al, Student=L, Artists=RAs 

 

Colour/Font Scheme

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