No 13241, Friday 07 May 2021, Avtaar

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ACROSS

1   C.V.Raman explained scattering using mathematical equations, originally (6) RESUME Acrostic Semi&lit

5   Where you may find rum and whiskey quarters (8) BARRACKS {BAR RACKS}

9   New dawn breaking in part of Western India and large part of Central India (8) GONDWANA {GO{N}{DAWN*}A}

10 Illusion about origins of UK’s reformist dynasty (6) MAURYA {MA{Uk}{Re...t}YA}

11 Britain’s right to quit EU — net tax burden after negotiation is not diminished (12) UNEXTENUATED {EU+NET+TAX+bUrDEN}*

13 Insect doing backflips in rectangles (4) GNAT [T<=\

14 Kids picked up dances in roadside cafes (3,5) TEA SHOPS (~tease){TEAS} {HOPS}

17 Plimsoll has nodes randomly distributed (4,4)  SAND SHOE*

18 Fermented essence of forest wine (4) ROSE {fORESt}*

20 City fired up pageant’s conclusion with show dancing (10,1,1) WASHINGTON D C  {p...nT+SHOW+DANCING}*

23 Diagnostic test, possibly — botched after list oddly went missing (6) BIOPSY POSsIBlY*

24 Chronicles of old British capital (8) EXPOUNDS {EX}{POUNDS}

25 The man Bill’s behind French footballer's famous attacking move (8) HEADBUTT {HE}{AD}{BUTT}

26 Complete the sentence “Spot Avtaar’s Eastern ...” (2,4) DO TIME {DOT}{I'M}{E}

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2   Plenty in Glasgow from Spain at this time (4) ENOW {E}{NOW}

3   Fearless virgin, say, having fun after shedding top (9) UNDAUNTED {UNDA{fUN}TED}

4   English film — “What is 60 miles above ground?” (1,5) E LAYER {E}{LAYER}

5   Aromatherapy, for example, using ground meat, butter, tea and thyme, essentially (6,9) BEAUTY TREATMENT {MEAT+BUTTER+TEA+aNd+thYme}* 

6   Say, Vlad the Impaler, Emperor Caesar and writer Fleming (8) ROMANIAN {ROMAN}{IAN}

7   One Punjabi regularly cycling near a capital (5) ABUJA {A}{pUnJaBi{b<=>u)}{A}

8   Nomadic Sikh passer-by is northbound leaving an important part of old trade route (6,4) KHYBER PASS {siKH+PASSER+BY}*

12 Duck and ox meat I barbecued separately (3,2,1,4) ONE AT A TIME {0}{NEAT}{MEAT+I}*

15 Cut or ground (4,5) HARD COURT {CUT+OR}* [RA]

16 Okay, hunt around for note prepared in response to a gift (5,3) THANK YOU* 

19 Training in rows, set up shot from a camouflaged position (6) SNIPED {SNI{PE}D<=}

21 Highly exhausted lieutenant, semi-retired, is injected with drug (5) HYPED {Hi..lY}{DEPuty<=}

22 Who was the first lady to divorce the first man? (4) ADAM mADAM

Reference List

New = N, Britian = B, Right = R, Bill = AD, Eastern = E, Spain = E, English = E, Ox = NEAT, Training = PE