Saturday, 10 April 2021

No 13218, Saturday 10 Apr 2021, Spinner

 Across

1 Investors capital almost overdrawn — reflected losses, ultimately! (12) STOCKHOLDERS {STOCKHOLm}{RED<=}{losseS}
10 Man entering state of unconsciousness — indicator of a pause (5) COMMA {COM{M}A}
11 Circumstances forced us into it (taking up a bit of artisanship) (9) SITUATION {US+INTO+IT*} around {Artisanship}
12 Sport’s coming back with zero crowds (6) TROOPS {SPORT<=} around {O}
13 Pushcarts for time travel? Perhaps, yes! (8) TROLLEYS {T}{ROLL}{YES*}
15 Virtue of a dubious front runner (9) FAVOURITE {VIRTUE+OF+A*}
16 Look after silicon storage unit (4) SILO {SI}{LO}

20 Essay spotlights stifled voices (4) SAYS (T)
21 Drew primarily as two models posed with underwear at the centre earlier (9) ATTRACTED {As}{TT}{undeRwear}{ACTED}
24 Deviant setter gets no credit, strangely (8) INDIRECT {I}{N}{CREDIT*}
26 Rogue had to prepare a pitch (6) CURATE {CUR}{ATE}
28 Temples originally ordain circling around it as ritual (9) TRADITION {Temples}{ORDAIN*} around {IT}
29 Infect certain territories partially (5) TAINT (T)
30 Disbelief on account of ten months lost overcoming infection’s onset (12) ASTONISHMENT {AS}{TEN+MONTHS*} around {Infection}

Down

2 Acting sad when describing prom gone wrong (9) TEMPORARY {TE{PROM*}ARY}
3 Title-winning side is basically working exclusively with leading hypnotherapist (8) CHAMPION {C{Hypnotherapist}AMP}{Is}{ON}
4 Throw flaming bottles single-mindedly, for starters (4) HOST {HO{Single-mindedly}T}
5 Exciting age disrupted true studies (10) LITERATURE {LIT}{ERA}{TRUE*}
6 Sanctions justifiable in leader’s absence (6) ENABLE {tENABLE}
7 Locality raided by some policemen, causing resentment (5) SPITE {S{Policemen}ITE}
8 Critical of reduction in wage, every now and then! (5) ACUTE {wA{CUT}gE}
9 With daughter away, finished picture in a single attempt (3,4) ONE SHOT {dONE}{SHOT}
14 Safety from nepotic rot in new order (10) PROTECTION {NEPOTIC+ROT*}
17 Version control follows IT guideline, essentially (9) ITERATION {IT}{guidEline}{RATION}
18 Sets up goal, as flop buries pass at the last second! (7) ASSISTS {AS}{SI{pasS}T}{S}
19 Adapt to onset of monarchy after unending blame (8) ACCUSTOM {ACCUSe}{TO}{Monarchy}
22 Start out of order, skipping settera maestro! (6) ARTIST {START*} around {I}
23 Where a banker is likely to deposit holdings? (5) DELTA (CD) Banker=One with banks=River
25 Physician with a degree in thespian art (5) DRAMA {DR}{A}{MA} 
27 Colonial creatures, perhaps found to return in most nations (4) ANTS (T<=)

 

Reference List

Man=M, Zero=O, Time=T, Look=Lo, Silicon=Si, Model=T, Setter=I, No=N, Had=Ate
Working=On, Daughter=D, Second=S, Setter=I, Physician=Dr, Degree=MA

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7 comments:

  1. Spinner at his best!!
    Bankers for river, underwear at the centre (good distraction with 2 models!),short Stockholm were outstanding to say the least.
    Dil mange more.

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  2. HOW COME PRIVATE AD PERMITTED HERE?

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  3. Kudos to Spinner for the fantastic and variant deliveries to baffle the batsmen (CW enthusiasts)...

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  4. 23D - Delta.. I bow to you Spinner.. out of the world clue. Solution made me realise what a narrow minded thinker I was.. kudos...

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  5. Great clues, some v tough like 18D, that i've not followed?

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  6. 18D- Flop= sit.
    Sit buries S (pass at the end- as shown in the main post)
    Second=S
    AS (SI(S)T)S

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