No 13152, Saturday 23 Jan 2021, Gridman

 Across

1 Writer’s following lecturers up-to-date (10) READERSHIP {READERS}{HIP}
6 Foreigner leaves woven container to lie in the sun (4) BASK {BASKet}
9 Narrow-minded friend grabs choir in straits (9) PAROCHIAL {P{CHOIR*}AL}? Second A from?
10 Millet from a junior in a college class (5) BAJRA {B{A}{JR}A}
11 Support talk even if it’s rude response (8) BACKCHAT {BACK}{CHAT}
12 Counter a graduate’s short, cross word (6) ABACUS {A}{BA}{CUSs}
14 Deeply involved with taking rook in opener (5) INTRO {IN{R}O}
15 Ready for some sex? (2,2,2) UP TO IT (CD)
18 Emptiness of holiday for two of you at beginning of May (6) VACUUM {VAC}{U}{U}{May}
19 Catch great snake (5) GRASP {GR}{ASP}
22 DIY nut’s erratic and far from neat (6) UNTIDY {DIY+NUT*}
23 A nice pro building protective structure on pier (3,5) ICE APRON {A+NICE+PRO*}
25 Lizard found in Malaga majorly (5) AGAMA (T)
26 How an imp may behave — with complexity, we're told (9) NAUGHTILY {~KNOTTILY}
27 I first deal with extra-vacuous clue (4) IDEA{I}{Deal}{ExtrA}
28 Is this avian animal in stitches? (6,4) TAILOR BIRD (CD)

Down

1 Concerning open country like ours (7) REPUBLIC {RE}{PUBLIC}
2 Cruel act makes a rot settle over town (8) ATROCITY {A+ROT*}{CITY}
3 Concealed, I pay in bits for book of knowledge (13) ENCYCLOPAEDIA {CONCEALED+I+PAY*}
4 Lazily curls up with aim to reach a toy (10) SPIRACULUM {CURLS+UP+AIM*}

5 Said star is not working (4) IDLE {~IDOL}
7 Body’s face has changed; it’s wretched (6) ABJECT {(-o+A)BJECT}
8 Sikhs lash out within the limits of Kerala (6) KHALSA {K{LASH*}A}
10 Biographer with b-i-l raps library staff, perhaps (13) BIBLIOGRAPHER {BI{BIL*}OGRAPHER}
13 Critically it can cause a big bang (6,4) ATOMIC FUEL (CD)
16 Inhabitant of an emirate gets reluctant Rani into short dirty habit (8) BAHRAINI {HABIt*} around {RANI*}
17 Blindfolded? On the contrary, quite watchful! (4-4) OPEN-EYED (Opposite of BLINDFOLDED)
20 Contract killing in India for leader of upstarts in riotous Paris (6) SUPARI {Upstarts} in {PARIS*}
21 Attack saint’s stupid fear (6) STRAFE {ST}{FEAR*}
24 Brother in Tamil Nadu — one without currency any longer (4) ANNA (DD)

 

Reference List

 Foreigner=ET, Junior=Jr, A college class=BA, A graduate=BA, Rook=R, You=U, Holiday=Vac, You=U, Great=Gr
Concerning=Re, Saint=St

Colour/Font Scheme

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