No 13261, Monday 31 May 2021, Hypatia

Lockdown Day 33 of 40 Stay Safe at home

Solution to 2D 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.

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ACROSS

8   Withdraw from outcast returning outside Ashram’s entrance (6) REPEAL {L{As...m}EPER<=}

9   Part of Myanmar, in a terrain that’s steep (8) MARINATE [T]

10 Commercial property assumptions (8) PREMISES [DD]

11 Can frequently sell for five cents in the US (6) NICKEL {NICK}{sElL}

12 Sex changes in peak spring (8) FOUNTAIN (-m+f)FOUNTAIN

13 With drug in hand, youth leader is spirited (6) FEISTY {F{E}IST}{Yo..h}

14 Current parliamentarian gets every blame (7) IMPEACH {I}{MP}{EACH}

17 Old authors with energy for spending (7) EXPENSE {EX}{PENS}{E}

20 Jack and I cutting large avocado initially for Mexican dish (6) FAJITA {FA{J}{I}T}{Av...o}

22 Royal baggage (8) IMPERIAL [DD]

25 Criminal steals dupatta hanger? (6) TASSEL*

26 Gifted by The French National Gallery without director (8) TALENTED {TA{LE}{N}TE}{D}

27 Craving money, earn in gambling houses (8) YEARNING [T]

28 What you’re reading about intelligence quotient in group (6) CLIQUE {CL{IQ}UE}

DOWN

1   Woman’s bathroom clothes — one maiden’s legacy (8) HEIRLOOM {HE{1}R}{LOO}{M}

2   Farmer’s demo every now and then in several cycles (6) ?E?M?N (Addendum - YEOMAN {dEmO} in {(+y)YMAN(-y)} - See comments) 

3   Blood line passing through Dad’s mother (6) PLASMA {P{L}A'S}{MA}

4   Entertaining American male on drugs (7) AMUSING {A}{M}{USING}

5   Followers prank Spooner to shock (8) TRANSFIX (~ fans trick)

6   Since RBI ordered cut (8) INSCRIBE*

7   Seal that’s stoutest left female (6) ATTEST fATTEST

15 Agent from England, Bond’s boss is protecting Queen, for instance (8) EMISSARY {E}{M}{IS}{SA{R}Y}

16 Tea with austere minister (8) CHAPLAIN {CHA}{PLAIN}

18 Takes watch (8) STAKEOUT {TAKES}* [RA]

19 Choice given at building (7) VINTAGE*

21 In the morning, stared after leaving girl stunned (6) AMAZED {AM}{gAZED}

23 Step outside a lake castle (6) PALACE {P{A}{L}ACE}

24 Detectives chasing dashed off (6) RANCID {CID}<=>{RAN}

Reference List

Drug = E, Old = EX, Energy = E, Jack = J, The in French = LE, National = N, Director = D, Bathroom = LOO, Maiden = M, Line = L, American = A, Male = M, Female = F, England = E, Bond's boss = M, Queen = R, Girl = G, Lake = L