No 13265, Friday 04 Jun 2021, Spinner

Lockdown day 37 of 40 Stay Safe at home

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ACROSS

1   Stayed with drummer’s last beat (6) STRUCK {ST{d...eR}UCK}

4   Runs away to the west, with money secured (8) STRAPPED {DEP{P}ARTS<=}

10 Country locked between plateaus triangularly (7) AUSTRIA [T]

11 Stable feeder system recruits a supervisor (7) MANAGER {MAN{A}GER}

12 Skip while maintaining standard time interval (8) DISTANCE {D{IST}ANCE}

13 Overt rookie’s trespassing of covert area (6) PUBLIC {PUB{L}IC}

15 Decay around centre of tooth’s base (4) ROOT {RO{toOth}T}

17 Exclusion of some tribes — basically, bigotry! (9) OSTRACISM {Of}{Some}{Tr...s}{RACISM}

20 Nice to be rid of incompetent leader after ten years resulting in social decay (9) DECADENCE {NiCE}<=>{DECADE}

21 30% of land on earth is towards the west, within America’s borders (4) ASIA {Ame{IS<=}ricA}

24 Sharpens edge of bolt that’s blunt (6) HONEST {HONES}{bolT}

25 Water infused with two vitamins taken everyday at the start is sufficient (8) ADEQUATE {A{D}{E}QUA}{Ta..n}{Ev...y}

28 Animals, over a long period of time, becoming winged creatures (7) PIGEONS {PIG{EON}S}

29 Now and then, clues by Spinner certainly provided entertainment! (7) LEISURE {cLuEs}{I}{SURE}

30 Elevation, with second in line moving to the top, gives breathing space (8) LATITUDE (+l)LA(-l)TITUDE

31 Swear at trial (6) ATTEST {AT}{TEST}

DOWN

1   DNA strand altered, erasing a bit of narcissistic quality (8) STANDARD {DnA+STRAND}*

2   Flowers planted in upturned vases organically (5) ROSES [T<=]

3   Clear soup with chunk of enriched grains (6) CEREAL {CER{En...d}AL}

5   Cat’s drums (4) TOMS [DD]

6   Declare a new lockdown at the end to recover, after starting late (8) ANNOUNCE {A}{N}{l...wN}{bOUNCE}

7   Boxers first on table among dogs with a wrinkled face (9) PUGILISTS {PUG{1}{LIST}S}

8   Scandal envelops Election Commission’s order (6) DIRECT {DIR{EC}T}

9   Basically, coronavirus curve runs its course in leader’s absence, resulting in dead bodies! (9) CARCASSES {Co...s}{ARC}{pASSES}

14 Ice-cold or otherwise, one’s emotion is considered insincere (9) CROCODILE*

16 Instant deliveries before late hours (9) OVERNIGHT {OVER}{NIGHT}

18 Plant manufactured soft coat (8) CATSFOOT*

19 Beats men regularly in cellar (8) BASEMENT*

22 Place perhaps in which church ultimately sits? (6) CHAPEL {C{c...cH}APEL*} Semi&lit

23 Impudent person finally faces whip (6) SQUIRT {f..eS}{QUIRT}

26 “Please apply after a minute!” (5) AMUSE {USE}<=>{A}{M}

27 Cashed in on currency consuming energy (4) USED {US{E}D}

Reference List

Money = P, Rookie = L, Minute = M, Currency = USD, Energy = E