No 13453, Thursday 13 Jan 2022, Karaoke

Solution to 27D 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.

Rangoli by Gowri

ACROSS

1   21 Socratic order (8) ACROSTIC*

5   Report “Prohibition lifted”, right? (4,2) BANG ON (~ ban gone)

10 Vernacular user consumed drink without publicity (7) DIALECT {adDI{ALE}CT}

11 Asian banks near tourist spot have money problem (7) ANAGRAM {AsiaN}{AGRA}{M}

12 Contract company in steeple building (9) TELESCOPE {TELES{CO}PLE*}

13 Cap in the open-air, no alternative (5) OUTDO OUTDOor

14 Enthusiasm killed core of 15DN (5) OOMPH hoMOPHOne*

16 Disorganised articles strewn around small estate in the West (2,3) AT SEA {A}{EST<=}{A}

20 Music cassette heard by anchorwoman (5) EMCEE (~ m c)

21 Subject to holding emergency meeting elsewhere initially (5) THEME Acrostic

25 Take over new pursuit needing information technology (5) USURP PURSUit*

26 Criminals live around powerhouses (9) EVILDOERS {LIVE<=}{DOERS}

28 Woes of missing down clue at first in the cryptic crossword (7) SORROWS {cROSSWORd}*

29 Parliament meeting reflected clashes on saint’s involvement (7) SESSION {NOIS{S}ES}<=

30 Camouflaged skin by applying essential powders from North (6) HIDDEN {HI{powDers}DE}{N}

31 Edges chopped of coromandel badly and abandoned (8) MAROONED cOROMANDEl*

DOWN

1   Rider’s arithmetic operation (8) ADDITION [DD]

2   King’s swindle, Spooner says “It is found in the vehicle” (4,4) REAR LAMP (~lear ramp}

3   Removes outhouses (5) SHEDS [DD]

4   Musical passages in short reviewed after eliminating initial hiccups (6) INTROS {IN+ShORT}*

6   The penny drops when this clue is solved by an amateur probably? Not me! (3,6) AHA MOMENT {A}{HAM}{NOT+ME}*

7   Democrat killed in odd-looking tragedy at wheel (6) GYRATE TRAGEdY*

8   A skilled hunter traced back plant hormone (6) NIMROD <=

9   The crown has permitted range of colours (7) PALETTE {PA{LET}TE}

15 Work hard, running around residence, know? Said, no! (9) HOMOPHONE {HOM{OP}{H}{ON}E} Definition by example

17 Type of engineering language followed by reverend (7) REVERSE {ERSE}<=>{REV}

18 Avoid pressure in exhaustion to solve this type of clue (8) DELETION DEpLETION

19 Veteran sees no across/down confusion (8) SEASONED {SEES+NO+A+D}*

22 Internal tussle primarily ignored in cunning stitch-up during rebellion (6) PUTSCH  {STitCH+UP}*

23 Set free corrupt? (6) PUTRID {PUT}{RID}

24 It’s sea change to take a zizz (6) SIESTA*

27 50% cut off for dance (5) D?S?O (Addendum - DISCO DISCOnnect - See comments) 

Reference List

Publicity = AD, Money = M, Down = D, Saint = S, North = N, Democrat = D, Work = OP, Hard = H, Pressure = P, Across = A