No 13200, Saturday 20 Mar 2021, Karaoke

 ACROSS

1 Get treatment, fit in (7) CAPTURE {C{APT}URE}
5 Take care of a difficult situation mostly in scrap (7) BABYSIT {B{ABYSs}IT}
9 Spread slice cutting edges (5) RANCH {tRANCHe}
10 Uncomfortable suburban house left vacant initially by kid (3,2,4) ILL AT EASE {vILL A}{T EASE}
11 Flights I missed in crisis at sea unfortunately (10) STAIRCASES {CRiSIS+AT+SEA*}
12 Slight baseless revision of regulations (4) SLUR {RULeS<=}
14 Miserably in great need, she acts in sad roles (11) TRAGEDIENNE {IN+GREAT+NEED*}
18 Settles each issue during prohibited period (5,6) CLOSE SEASON {CLOSE S}{EA}{SON}
21 Set up // the bed of a hare (4) FORM (DD)
22 Immature fuss on the French perfume (10) ADOLESCENT {ADO}{LE}{SCENT}
25 Not many leave tip and settle hurriedly for dishes (9) OMELETTES {sOME}{SETTLE*}
26 Did he divulge a deliberate false account? Not quite (5) AESOP (CD)
27 50% of miscellaneous charges on preparatory performances (3,4) DRY RUNS {sunDRY}{RUNS}

28 Core things were initially in a state of rest (7) INERTIA {thINgs}{wERe}{iniTIAlly}

DOWN

1 Plant gets a butterfly kiss (6) CARESS {C{A}RESS}
2 President hobnobs with corrective correspondent (6) PENPAL {PEN{P}AL}
3 American man with dog rejected by attendants (10) USHERETTES {US}{HE}{SETTER<=}
4 Upcoming dynamic Conservative left for musical drama (5) EVITA {AcTIVE<=}
5 Disciples make up a story at Vatican City between drinks (9) BELIEVERS {BE{LIE}{V}ERS}
6 Crazy // birds? (4) BATS (DD)
7 Aircraft tore down esplanade, by dropping dive-bomb initially (8) SEAPLANE {ESPLANAdE*}

8 The ambassador is captivated by the Conservatives’ principles (8) THEORIES {T{HE}ORIES}
13 Nearly all of the ship is surrounded by creatures (5,5) LION'S SHARE {LION}{S S}{HARE}
15 Accounts at stake, hidden code cracked by hackers at last (9) ANECDOTES {AN{CODE*}TE}{hackerS}
16 Restaurant around promoted structure (8) SCAFFOLD {S{CAFF}OLD} Seems to lead to {CAFF} around {SOLD}
17 It is costing nothing to woo? Yes perhaps (8) COURTESY {COURT}{YES*}
19 Cramped bidets for one-room apartment? (6) BEDSIT {BIDETS*}
20 It will be perfect state when you attempt to stop Pakistani militia finally (6) UTOPIA (Acrostic)

23 Unlimited standard drink (5) LASSI {cLASSIc}
24 Fellows at university look at course options (4) MENU {MEN}{U}

 

 

Reference List

Base=E, Each=Ea, Issue=Son, The French=Le
President=P, American=US, Man=He, Conservative=C, Ambassador=He, Ship=SS, University=U

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