No 13448, Friday 07 Jan 2022, Dreamer

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Rangoli by Gowri

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ACROSS

8   Spies checking people around movie theatre (6) CINEMA {CI{MEN<=}A}

9   Open film set regularly beyond regular working hours (8) OVERTIME {OVERT}{fIlM+sEt}

10 Doctor lies about discharged patient’s heart for sure (8) ABSOLUTE {LiES+ABOUT}*

11 Spirited Paraguay welcomes good fortune (6) PLUCKY {P{LUCK}Y}

12 Leave out track for aircraft used in snowfield (8) SKIPLANE {SKIP}{LANE}

13 Quietly searches, crossing fast-flowing part of the river (6) RAPIDS {RA{P}IDS}

14 Emergence of wolf? (7) OUTFLOW {WOLF}* [RA]

17 Engineer ignored real fact about railroad vehicle (7) FLATCAR {ReAL+FACT}*

20 I split affected part of the flower (6) PISTIL*

22 Without hesitation, girls hosting father’s last game (8) DRAUGHTS {D{f...eR}AUGHTerS}

25 Son left capital of Ukraine around third month of civil year in Jewish calendar (6) KISLEV {KI{S}{L}EV}

26 Bottle, bags, medium black spectacles and footwear (8) GUMBOOTS {GU{M}{B}{OO}TS}

27 Flush out old towel (4-2-2) WELL-TO-DO*

28 Ask theologian about withdrawal of celebrity (6) DEMAND {D{NAME<=}D}

DOWN

1   Man, however, keeps potassium and uranium in a faraway place (8) TIMBUKTU {TIM}{BU{K}T}{U}

2   Compensate future couples, partly! (6) RECOUP [T]

3   Empty space disfigured entrance of Ulverston Canal (6) LACUNA {Ul...n+CANAL}*

4   Predict cost to smuggle minerals (7) FORESEE {F{ORES}EE}

5   Essentially attempts examination to become secular (8) TEMPORAL {atTEMPts}{ORAL}

6   Camp follower decided to entertain former US President (8) STRUMPET {S{TRUMP}ET}

7   Fumed second kid abandoned college education (6) SMOKED {S}{MOcK}ED}

15 Fully tie rocks in an unproductive manner (8) FUTILELY*

16 Neglect violin damaged by old boy (8) OBLIVION {VIOLIN}*<=>{OB}

18 At a ceremony outside home (8) ASTATINE {A}{STAT{IN}E}

19 Notice a good type of mobile software to make musical compositions in a slow tempo? (7) ADAGIOS {AD}{A}{G}{IOS}

21 Current US President ultimately isolated millions in the same place (6) IBIDEM {I}{BIDEn}{M}

23 A fleet of warships found in Vohemar, Madagascar (6) ARMADA [T]

24 Dejected John Abraham finally visits Germany on vacation (6) GLOOMY {LOO}{a...aM} in {Ge...nY}

Reference List

Quietly = P, Engineer = E, Son = S, Left = L, Medium = M, Black = B, Spectacles OO, Theologian = DD, Second = S, College = C, Education = ED, Old Boy = OB, Notice = AD, Good = G, Current = I, Millions = M, John = LOO