No 13325, Friday 13 Aug 2021, Afterdark

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ACROSS

1   Quiet place, establish as park (10) PLAYGROUND {P}{LAY}{GROUND}

6   Waded through water to a corner in the morning (4) SWAM {SW}{AM}

10 Rights for small joint procured after new alteration carried by men (9) OWNERSHIP {S}{HIP}<=>{O{NEW*}R}

11 One good scene at last, writer finally got with exasperation (5) ANGER {AN}{G}{s..nE}{w...eR}

12 Marital disturbance in playing areas? Have trials in military (5-8) COURT-MARTIALS {COURT{MARITAL*}S}

14 Bernie censured, arrested a relative (5) NIECE [T]

15 Empty tractor rider’s not dead on the way (9) TRADITION {Tr...oR}{ADdITION}

17 Careless one having mild fun partying (9) UNMINDFUL {UN}{MILD+FUN}*

21 Framework for software development provided by Supreme Court? Strange (5) SCRUM {SC}{RUM}

22 Stylish Sophia carrying short wand, on TED (13) SOPHISTICATED {SOPHI{STICk}A}{TED}

24 Used a wool (with a hole in the middle) fabric (5) SHAWL {SH}{A}{WooL}

25 Fine rendition, story is too sacred to be uttered (9) INEFFABLE {FINE*}{FABLE}

26 Key to last door; payment to be refunded (4) REEF {dooR}{FEE<=}

27 Final scene’s over; soppy sentimental episode (10) INSTALMENT SeNTIMENTAL*

DOWN

1   Press release on one music performance on stage, perhaps (10) PROSCENIUM {PR}{ONE+MUSIC}*

2   A Man used first amendment to a sickening degree (2,7) AD NAUSEAM {A+MAN+USED+Am...t}* Semi&lit

3   Rubbish in portal; some method of execution (7) GAROTTE {GA{ROT}TE}

4   A cherry in box? Hear they are packed (7) OXHEART [T]

5   Move to reverse hike primarily; The Hindu article on petroleum (7) NAPHTHA {PAN<=}{Hike}{TH}{A}

7   Salary by first week; authority advances dollars at the end (5) WAGES {Week}{AGE}{d...rS} Not sure of Anno

8   Backpack has some lime and fertilizer, perhaps (4) MARL {RAM<=}{Lime} Thanks to Google

9   Expedition to South Africa, touch off wandering (6) SAFARI  {South+AFRIcA}*

13 Comment critically on maidservant, sloppy dropping spoons essentially (10) ANIMADVERT MAIDsERVANT*

16 Cross a road, first reaching a bar (9) IRRITABLE {I}{R}{Re...g}{I}{TABLE}

18 Check plexus, half gone with other body part (6) NIPPLE {NIP}{PLExus}

19 Language of heartless father is close to Scotsman (7) FRISIAN {Fa..eR}{IS}{IAN}

20 Most flexible article in inventory (7) LITHEST {LI{THE}ST}

21 A large amount of pounds moved to South end, acknowledgement received by San Francisco university (7) SACKFUL {L}<=>{S{ACK}F}{U}

22 Divide silently, one half of beer to mingle (5) SHARE {SH}{A}{beER}*

23 Heartless traitors pick one king for another (4) TSAR {Tr...rS}{A}{R} Semi&lit

Reference List

Quiet = P, Corner = SW, Small = S, Men = OR, Good = G, Dead = D, One = UN, Strange = RUM, Used = SH(Second Hand), The Hindu = TH, Move = PAN, Road = R, Pounds = L, Silently = SH, King = R