No 13248, Saturday 15 May 2021, Neyartha

Lockdown Day 18 of 26 Stay Safe

Across

1 Doctor, asthmatic, inviting me back for a subject to study (11) MATHEMATICS {ASTHMATIC*} around {ME<=}
9 Branch of 1 Ac. in Brazil surrounded by aquatic organisms with a twisted tail (7) ALGEBRA {ALG(-a+E){BR}(+A-e)}
10 Mike replaces the gas in a mineral lump to make a modern 9 Ac. structure (6) MODULE {(-n+M)ODULE}
11 Removing the extra mailbox arrangement is a logical starting point (5) AXIOM {MAIlbOX*}
12 Structure in modern 9 Ac. with a decorative framework (7) LATTICE (DD)
15 Modern 9 Ac. structure to twist out of shape in audition (4) RING {~WRING}
16 Half of the world’s leading historians make the ambassador break up the crumbling empires (10) HEMISPHERE {Historian}{EMPIRES*} around {HE}
18 Crooked entries made up to confiscate the coop (10) SERPENTINE {ENTRIES*} around {PEN}
20 Firing evidence in pink? (4) SLIP (CD)
23 Leading researcher equips my old doctor’s excited landscaper to create new look (7) REMODEL (Acrostic)
24 Montenegro uprising contributing to a modern 9 Ac. structure (5) GROUP (T)
26 Champion bridge player replaces one creating space to make a modern 9 Ac. structure (6) VECTOR {V(-i+E)CTOR}
27 Fragment found by a Greek character going west to take in a sacred sound on an island (7) ATOMISE {ETA<=} around {OM}{IS}
28 An exceptional player and a student leave a floral arrangement in front of the pole with hesitation (11) GRANDMASTER {GaRlAND}{MAST}{ER} Anno thanks to Col.

Down

2 Records and blank books with sleeves (6) ALBUMS (DD)
3 One may get pulled in deception (4) HOAX (CD)
4 Graduates out to trap a male mollusc showing up with some warm-blooded vertebrates (10) MAMMALIANS {MA{M}MA}{SNAIL<=}
5 Daughter welcomed by a trainer’s command in retreat harbours regret over a flowering plant (4,4) TIDY TIPS {SIT<=} around {D}{PITY<=} Google to the rescue
6 Pattern involving a gangster and a small cup-shaped structure (7) CALYCLE {C{AL}YCLE} Once more
7 Sailor tucking into cereals cooked with a vegetable (9) CALABRESE {CEREALS*} around {AB} Yet again
8 North-bound Nair in pursuit of a dog needs no introduction to an European language (6) UGRIAN {pUG}{NAIR<=} One last time
13 Union leader removed wheat under the kitchen container to get to the instrument (10) KETTLEDRUM {KETTLE}{DuRUM}
14 Communist attack to get capsicum (3,6) RED PEPPER {RED}{PEPPER}
17 Generated a disguise to get Ben (8) BEGOTTEN {TO+GET+BEN*}
19 We hear a noisy argument over the reportedly expensive animal (3,4) ROE DEER {~ROW}{~ DEAR}
21 Brought up valueless approval to store oxygen taken in for a short visit (4,2) LOOK IN {NIL<=} around {O{O}K}
22 Refuse to recognise the campaign or endorse the selection (6) IGNORE (T)
25 Entry ticket to the health resorts making the first son move south (4) PASS {(-s)PAS(+S)}

Reference List

Brazil=Br, Mike=M, Gas=N(Nitrogen), The extra=Lb, Ambassador=HE, Bridge player=E, One=I, Greek character=Eta, Sacred sound=Om, Island=Is, Student=L, Hesitation=Er
Graduates=MA MA. Male=M, Daughter=D, Gangster=Al, Sailor=AB, Communist=Red, Approval=Ok, Oxygen=O

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Reference list word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous