No 13562, Saturday 21 May 2022, Hypatia

ACROSS

1   Got a new hybrid vehicle (5) TONGA*

4   Xi follows America secretly (5) ASIDE {SIDE}<=>{A}

11 Busy judge losing focus during conclusion (7) ENGAGED {EN{GAuGE}D}

12 Returns to occupy a bar counter (7) AGAINST {A}{GAINS}{T}

13 Board line moving to the end of aircraft (5) PANEL P(-l)ANE(+l)L

14 Boycott scores at one ground (9) OSTRACISE {SCORES+AT+1}*

15 “Burn” — popular movie review? (10) INCINERATE {IN}{CINE}{RATE}

17 Primarily get your muscles strengthened in these places (4) GYMS Acrostic Semi&lit

19 Peck, in “Moby Dick”, is sensational (4) KISS [T]

21 Crooked crimes may proliferate over time (10) ASYMMETRIC {CRIMES+MAY}* over {T}

25 “Jack Spree”, introduced by Spooner to local host (9) BARTENDER (~tar bender to bartender)

27 Inference point frequently in dreams thru REM (5) DATUM {DreAms+ThrU+reM}

28 Time to overcome resistance in order to defeat (7) TANKING (-r+t)TANKING

29 Novice, for sure (3,4) NEW USER {SURE}* [RA]

30 Daughter and divorced wife provided backing to firm (5) FIXED {D}{EX}{IF}<=

31 Bohemian in revolutionary plays (Pygmalion?) (5) GYPSY [T<=]

DOWN

2   Natural gas mostly stored in iron tanks with carbon (7) ORGANIC {OR{GAs}NI*}{C}

3   Amusement of soldier leading horse to fish (8) GIGGLING {GI}{GG}{LING}

5   Gosh! Am always filled with hot air (6) SHAMAL [T]

6   Studies with youngster, initially, about sex and body (7) DENSITY {DENS}{Yo...r} over {IT}

7   President resides in capital — an old city (6) DELPHI {DEL{P}HI}

8   Notice sweetheart taking time out shifts and stays (8) ADJOURNS {AD}{JO}{tURNS}

9   Inclination for hypocrisy (4) CANT [DD]

10 Moms heading out to rest (6) OTHERS mOTHERS

16 Crushed mint? A rad ingredient in sambar! (8) TAMARIND*

18 Complete a course after school and discharge (4,4) SEND AWAY {END}{A}{WAY}<=>{S}

19 Interfere just a little in Kazakhstan (6) KIBITZ {K{1}{BIT}Z}

20 Shortened sargam in versatile instrument (7) SARANGI {SARGAm+IN}*

22 Stranger stops others at school and checks again (7) RETESTS {R{ET}EST}{S}

23 Setter in vehicle with a moviemaker (6) CAMERA {CA{ME}R}{A}

24 Dirty filter’s half immersed in river (6) DEFILE {DE{FILter}E}

26 Likes insults (4) DIGS [DD]

Reference List

New = N, XI = SIDE, America = A, Bar = T, Line = L, Popular = IN, Time = T, Jack = TAR, Spree = BENDER, Resistance = R, Daughter = D, Divorced wife = EX

Soldier = GI, Horse = GG, Studies = DENS, Sex = IT, President = P, Notice = AD, Sweetheart = JO, School = S, Kazakhstan = KZ,Stranger = ET 

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Reference list word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution Indicator, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous