No 13219, Monday 12 Apr 2021, Hypatia

Solution to 22D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

ACROSS

1   Malice spills over desire ultimately (5) SPITE {SPIT}{d...rE}

4   Stank of fish (5) SMELT [DD]

11 One can struggle without chicken in city (7) CHENNAI {1+CAN} over {HEN}

12 Cold criminal has neat source of steady income (4,3) CASH COW {C}{HAS*}{COW}

13 Diana represented a female spirit (5) NAIAD*

14 In favour of dream stock (9) PROVISION {PRO}{VISION}

15 Countryman joining politician at port in bed (10) COMPATRIOT {CO{MP}{AT}{RIO}{T}

17 Fit any glove using elastic basically (4) AGUE Acrostic

19 Guy changing quietly into black gown (4) ROBE RO(-p+b)BE

21 Interfering editor seldom bothered author (10) MEDDLESOME {ED}{SELDOM}* in {ME}

25 How to make a cult TV series? (6,3) DOCTOR WHO {HOW}* [RA]

27 Manipulate desire for audience (5) KNEAD (~need)

28 Painting in expensive French drawer, say? (7) CHARTER {CH{ART}ER}

29 Fresh aroma around most of Vietnamese soup in jar (7) AMPHORA {AM{PHo}ORA*}

30 Party workers holding Democrat in custody (5) CADRE {CA{D}RE}

31 Headgear, say, on the counter outside small store (5) STASH {H{S}ATS}<=

DOWN

2   One expecting to accept independent charge? (7) PREMIUM {PRE MUM} over {I}

3   Having no sense of music, often danced around, almost exhausted (4-4) TONE-DEAF {TONE{DEAd}F*}

5   Millions pass finally through Varanasi, perhaps turning spiritual (6) MYSTIC {M}{Y{pasS}TIC<=} 

6   Inadequate society quits idling (7) LACKING sLACKING

7   Representative mosaic on ice house (6) ICONIC [T]

8   Spread slander as such (8) DISPERSE {DIS}{PER SE}

9   Sound in English Church — not in the middle (4) ECHO {E}{CH}{nOt}

10 Pinch women’s colour drapes (6) TWINGE {T{W}INGE}

16 Grandma in former Welsh country (3,5) OLD WOMAN {OLD}{W}{OMAN}

18 Describe question of Spooner on Achilles’ heel (4,4) WEAK SPOT (speak what to weak spot}

19 Revolutionary oral employment contract (6) REDUCE {RED}{UCE}(~use)

20 Starters of bread and cheese with molten chocolate dessert (7) BACLAVA {Br..d}{And}{Ch...e}{LAVA}

22 Old charitable company waived for taxing (7) O?E?O?S (Addendum - ONEROUS {O}{geNEROUS} - See comments)

23 Engage auditor behind target (6) ENDEAR {EAR}<=>{END}

24 Harry, say quiet animal (6) POTTER {P}{OTTER}

26 Pupil missing a prize (4) WARD aWARD

Reference List

Cold = C, Neat = COW, Quietly = P, Black = B, Expensive in French = CHER, Democrat = D, Small = S, Independent = I, Million = M, Society = S, Slander = DIS, English = E, Church = CH, Women = W