Monday 12 July 2021

No 13297, Monday 12 Jul 2021, Lightning

Solution to 20D 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.

Lightning has struck thrice this month :-)

ACROSS
 Pasta Im cooking without recipe and cut beef (8) PASTRAMI {PASTA+IM}* over {R}
5   Release both ends of entertainer’s cloak (6) ESCAPE {En...rS}{CAPE}
9   Obstacle in short journey crossed regularly (8) TRAVERSE {TRAVEl}{cRoSsEd}
10 Bitcoin sister held for demand (6) INSIST [T]
12 Relative’s fine absorbing energy (5) NIECE {NI{E}CE}
13 Sailor with leader returning after opening — it’s a crime (9) ABDUCTION {AB}{DUCT}{NO1<=}
14 Forward movement outside ordinary sitting room (6) LOUNGE {L{O}UNGE}
16 Second client designing tool for drawing (7) STENCIL {S}{CLIENT*}
19 Obese one oddly wasting gluten in exhaustion (7) FATIGUE {FAT}{1}{GlUtEn}
21 Criticise a man cutting short hat (6) PANAMA {PAN}{A}{MAn
23 This type of radiation may not be a surfer’s delight (9) SHORTWAVE {SHORT WAVE}
25 Leader withheld approval for increase in salary (5) RAISE pRAISE
26 Strike down including a yearbook (6) ANNUAL {ANNU{A}L}
27 Dance tip sort of formal (8) PEDANTIC*
28 The Spanish indeed form a cricket side (6) ELEVEN {EL}{EVEN}
29 Marked by European in hysterical rush (8) STAMPEDE {STAMPED}{E}

DOWN
1   Powerful warning — not right (6) POTENT POrTENT
2   Doctor gets a cop to frame a fall guy (9) SCAPEGOAT {GETS+A+COP}* over {A}
3   Centre eventually sheltering chief magistrate (5) REEVE [T]
4   Setter joining saint (wise man) gets the point (7) MESSAGE {ME}{S}{SAGE}
6   Star with cover — one that protects against deadly rays (9) SUNSCREEN {SUN}{SCREEN}
7   Defence provided by famous boxer breaking in at the start (5) ALIBI {ALI}{Br...g}{In}
8   Trap fish after net gets destroyed (8) ENTANGLE {ANGLE}<=>{NET*}
11 Probability of dethroning Danish society’s leaders (4) ODDS Acrostic
15 Deny one going back inside to discuss terms (9) NEGOTIATE {NEGATE} over {1}{TO}<=
17 Give small peg for panel (9) COMMITTEE {COMMIT}{TEE}
18 Cricket side on platform at place where audience cannot see (8) OFFSTAGE {OFF}{STAGE}
20 Way engineer is moving up is impressive (4) E?A? (Addendum - ELAN (+e)ELAN(-e) - See comments)
21 Excuse before written material (7) PRETEXT {PRE}{TEXT}
22 Free to nearly sleep at signal (6) RESCUE {RESt}{CUE}
24 Small quantity of fine powder lacking phosphorus (5) OUNCE pOUNCE
25 Genuine mark on kingdom (5) REALM {REAL}{M}

Reference List
Recipe = R, Energy = E, Sailor = AB, Ordinary = O, Second = S, The in Spanish = EL, European = E, Right = R, Saint = S, Engineer = E, Mark = M


10 comments:

  1. Print edition of TH "..assures you that Lightning will not strike twice again"!
    Quoting from the blog?

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  2. 20D- elan- impressive; way- lane, e- engineer moves up

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  3. Maintains his standard- as ever.

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  4. gani29
    Emphatic clues, that is Lightning! 23A,6D are master anags!

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  5. 15a bit confused as to 'going back' and 'inside' referring to one or to or both.

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    1. Col.'s anno makes it clear - 1 and to going back inside 'Negate'.
      As I always say we have to write it in the prose order(!)-
      Deny 1 to going back inside discuss terms- since this will not make sense in surface reading the order has been tweaked.

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