Monday 1 August 2022

No 13623, Monday 01 Aug 2022, Arden

Solution to 15D 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.

ACROSS
1   Doctor, a practising one, will be able to diagnose this (6,8) ANGINA PECTORIS* Semi&lit
10 Mountain accommodation, one beside a lake (5) AERIE {A}{ERIE}
11 Trade partner allows universal entry, middlemen will transport (9) ENRAPTURE {ENRAPT{U}R*}{mEn}
12 Appropriate to jump in, the place needs to be cleaned up (7) FLEAPIT {F{LEAP}IT}
13 He broadcast "Sweetheart has left" (7) TWEETER sWEEThEaRT* 
14 Divine power banks on commandment (5) EDICT [DD] (Addendum - prEDICT - See comments)
16 Attack over instrument (9) BOMBARDON {BOMBARD}{ON}
19 "Containers sort of square inside" — old Bob shows acumen (9) CANNINESS {CAN{NINE}S}{S}
20 "Tales from Navy" caught in state review (5) YARNS {YA{RN}S<=}
22 Indian taxmen keep some in compounds (7) ISOMERS {I{SOME}RS}
25 Drink — we drink provided there is fish (3-4) ALE-WIFE {ALE}{W{IF}E}
27 Love it for consuming universal appetiser (5,4) PETIT FOUR {PET}{IT}{FO{U}R}
28 String that evenly, get high (5) TIGHT {sTrInG+tHaT}
29 Faulty ethernet, delay showing movie (5,3,6) ENTER THE DRAGON {ETHERNET*}{DRAG ON}

DOWN
2   European lost? Regain now (9) NORWEGIAN*
3   Freeze when you hear I drink (3,2) ICE UP (~I sup)
4   Maintain on board but could be avoided (9) AVERTABLE {AVER}{TABLE}
5   Flyer's remorse for taking off right away (5) EGRET rEGRET
6   It's pointed question about time in an Irish county (9) TIPPERARY {TIP}{P{ERA}RY}
7   Harass a labourer about to leave (5) ROUST ROUSTer About/ER? (Addendum - ROUSTabout - See comments)
8   It's an offence to cross the river to administer oath (5,2) SWEAR IN {S{WEAR}IN}
9   Regularly filled under service — it's a draw (6) RAFFLE {FiLlEd}<=>{RAF}
15 One who checks internal border gets a term (9) T?I?E?T?R (Addendum - TRIMESTER {T{RIM}ESTER} - See comments))
17 Killed and raced away after service (9) MASSACRED {RACED*}<=>{MASS}
18 Straying TV channel coverage, showing only heroic deeds (7-2) DERRING-DO {D{ERRING}D}{O}
19 Constant overlap will do some damage (7) CRIPPLE {C}{RIPPLE}
21 Holder has the variety (6) SHEATH*
23 Not even once treat this as a composition (5) OCTET {OnCe+TrEaT}
24 Empty stomach will allow plenty of indolence (5) SLOTH {Sto{LOT}macH}
26 Additional participation in the next race (5) EXTRA [T]

Reference List
Universal = U, Navy = RN(Royal Navy), Right = R, Service = RAF(Royal Air Force), Constant = C

17 comments:

  1. 7d roustabout is the labourer
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roustabout

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  2. 14a reverse charade?
    Divine:predict = P(ower)R + EDICT

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  3. 22A- Indian taxmen- IRS?
    Indian Revenue Service?

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    1. 15d TRIMESTER {T{RIM}ESTER} - sorry, still learning to annotate

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    2. You seem to be going in the right direction!

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  5. 25A Isn’t Alewife one word? Thanks

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  6. I think old Bob is shilling represented by s. Should have been in the Reference List.

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  7. Or square as in, one, four and nine

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  8. had a good solve. esp. ENTRAPTURE, ALE WIFE, TIGHT. spl. thanks to col. sir for the cinema poster. (Enter the dragon). remembering my school days by seeing Bruce lee poster.

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  9. In some sort of strange twist of fate, I was solving the grid from the city in which River Wear is located!

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