No 13337, Friday 27 Aug 2021, Arden

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ACROSS

1   Bug a North European (6) GERMAN {GERM}{A}{N}

4   Mostly positive review, check wiring if at fault (8) CULPABLE {C{PLUs<=}ABLE}

10 Place underground, see the audience (9) INTERVIEW {INTER}{VIEW}

11 Light flash, here it’s all exposed (5) LASER {fLASh+hERe}

12 Leaf cover allowing play off (4,3) LILY PAD {LI{PLAY*}D}

13 Call while lagging behind in water sports... (7) RAFTING {R{AFT}ING}

14 ... again regularly follows my breed (5) CORGI {aGaIn}<=>{COR}

15 Check everything inside, team drops ’em and gets capital... (8) VALLETA {V{ALL}ET}{TeAm}

18 ... worry over limited capital at such a short distance (8) ANGSTROM {ANGST}{ROMe}

20 Only short length inserted in the pin (5) THOLE {TH{O}{Le...h}E}

23 Song about three quarters the area of state (7) ARIZONA {ARI{ZONe}A}

25 Not happy about new date — right or wrong? (7) BLUNDER {BLU{N}{D}E}{R}

26 Love and money — right to replace a contract (5) AMOUR AMOU(-nt+r)R

27 Spot the difference — William’s on a roll, they say (4,5) TELL APART {TELL}{A}{PART}(~role)

28 Girl came in before time, left out the representative (8) EMISSARY {E{MISS}ARlY}

29 Given the power, poor Steve died (6) VESTED {STEVE*}{D}

DOWN

1   Power lines are secure but things are at standstill (8) GRIDLOCK {GRID}{LOCK}

2   Former PM loses a point — within rights to call him a snake? (7) RATTLER {R}{ATTLEe}{R}

3   Last of the tea cups goes waste (9) ATROPHIES {teA}{TROPHIES}

5   Duly wrap around on the move — moving north (8,6) UPWARDLY MOBILE {DULY+WRAP}* [CA]

6   Turn up to consume a rice dish (5) PILAF {F{A}LIP<=}

7   Fish is essentially eaten by a player (7) BASSIST {BASS}{IS}{eaTen}

8   A green unusual incense (6) ENRAGE*

9   Parts of tendon rest on something — it’s triumph of will power (4,4,6) MIND OVER MATTER {MIND}{OVER}{MATTER}

16 Followers spur on as temperature becomes cold (9) ENTOURAGE EN(-c+t)TOURAGE

17 Issued and supported by editor, for your eyes only (8) SECRETED {ED}<=>{SECRET}

19 No wind can pass through, little short on capital (7) NAIROBI {N{AIR}O}{BIt}

21 He is the main raconteur (3,4) OLD SALT [CD]

22 With or without Bill in front — it’s all the same (6) FACADE {FACE or FACadE}

24 Root cause of the sirrocco, partly blowing from south (5) ORRIS [T<=]

Reference List

North = N, My = COR, Only = O, New = N, Date = D, Right = R, Contract = NT(No Trump), Left = L, Died = D, Point = E, Tend = MIND, Temperature = T, Cold = C, Editor = ED, Bill = AD