No 13277, Friday 18 Jun 2021, Afterdark

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ACROSS

1   A good enemy countered with logic in 17th & 18th century Europe (3,2,6) AGE OF REASON {A}{G}{FOE<=}{REASON}

9   Hid in Crimson Bay? No, the other way round (7) COVERED {RED}<=>{COVE}

10 Permit lady to enrage? Not new (7) LICENSE {L}{InCENSE}

11 Currency’s new, look at advisory (5) NAIRA {N}{AIR}{A}

12 A rascal holds instalments irregularly dispensing cash to educators (9) ACADEMICS {A}{CAD}{EMI}{CaSh}

13 One managed to get one tea perhaps (5) IRANI {1}{RAN}{1}

15 Primarily energetic, Ali’s distrubed to get sleep, back at hotel with Queen (9) ELIZABETH {En...c}{LI{Z}A*}{BET}{H}

18 Edgy and unguarded, not having some sleep leads to irritation for babies (5,4) NAPPY RASH {sNAPPY}{RASH}

21 Lawrence is in our custody faraway (5) OUTER {OU{TE}R}

22 Some pepper and cilantro on digestion produce a hormone (9) PROLACTIN {Pe...r+CILANTRO}*

24 Bones; star shaped next to his heart (5) TARSI {STAR*}{hIs}

26 With power, heat, atom can be new inside? It’s an illusion (7) PHANTOM {P}{H}{A{N}TOM}

27 Can upside down in cab accident, good insulated container (4,3) COOL BAG {C{LOO<=}BA*}{G}

28 Provide support to an insect at a stage of lifecycle (11) CATERPILLAR {CATER}{PILLAR}

DOWN

1   Rise when annuity’s quietly removed by college (9) ASCENSION {AS}{(-p+c)CENSION}

2   Selection of Sen voicing a brief postscript (5) ENVOI [T]

3   Rule in favour of one country? Totally heartless (9) FORMALITY {FOR}{MALI}{To...lY}

4   Final stage managed somehow, Australia slips away while England is in front (7) ENDGAME {MaNAGED}*<=>{E}

5   Say, Bill designed courses (7) SYLLABI*

6   For starters, nature arranges crystals resembling elements like mother-of-pearl (5) NACRE Acrostic

7   Poor man going after popular princess (8) INDIGENT {GENT}<=>{IN}{DI}

8   Charges hidden by Cafe Espresso (4) FEES [T]

14 Appreciation of program by competitor, one who is old (8) APPROVAL {APP}{R(-i+o)OVAL}

16 Riot if road is cut short and relaid? Even more certain (1,8) A FORTIORI {RIOT+IF+ROAd}*

17 Warning by hotel; root vegetable in India’s not good, about to return (9) HARBINGER {H}{ARBI}{NG}{RE<=}

19 In the position of draw; shot! (7) ATTEMPT {AT}{TEMPT}

20 Worker’s vehicle is a small platform on four wheels (7) HANDCAR {HAND}{CAR}

22 One father or two fathers (4) PAPA {PA}{PA}

23 Prank of a jerk (5) ANTIC {AN}{TIC}

25 Here, Belarusians hold revolt (5) REBEL [T]

Reference List

Good = G, New = N, Sleep = Z, Hotel = H, Power = P, Heat = H, Can = LOO, Quietly = P, College = C, Australia = A, England = E, Popular = In, Princess DI, Old = O, Not good = NG, About = RE