No 13840, Saturday 15 Apr 2023, Lightning

HAPPY VISHU

ACROSS

1   Diligence in attempt to follow river (8) INDUSTRY {TRY}<=>{INDUS}

5   Moving a great distance protects old boy (6) MOBILE {M{OB}ILE}

9   Atmosphere at first nice, instantly became ridiculous (8) AMBIENCE {Nice+In...y+BECAME}*

10 Edit gory performance (6) REDACT {RED}{ACT}

12 Perhaps key record (5) ENTER [DD]

13 Personality of wild archer - tact missing in the end (9) CHARACTER {ARCHER+TACt}*

14 Want good reputation without batting (6) FAMINE {FAM{IN}E}

16 Clip tresses and hurt one accountant by mistake (7) HAIRCUT {HURT+1+CA}*

19 Deceit one engineered is extraordinarily clear (7) EIDETIC {DECEIT+1}*

21 Criticize a gent leaving northern country (6) PANAMA {PAN}{A}{MAn}

23 Medical facility in a railway company separated (9) INFIRMARY {IN}{A}{RY} over {FIRM}

25 Father with new signal (5) SIREN {SIRE}{N}

26 Endless pattern of squares on paper that may be signed (6) CHEQUE CHEQUEr

27 Exist in a more unrestrained way to surprise (8) BEWILDER {BE}{WILDER}

28 Spain overturned sporting event of value (6) ESTEEM {ES}{MEET<=}

29 Gets tray redesigned for long-term plan (8) STRATEGY*

DOWN

1   Trim age sensitive contents for what may be seen (6) IMAGES [T]

2   Bad credit? In trouble? This may let you withdraw money (5,4) DEBIT CARD*

3   Society to listen and cut down (5) SHEAR {S}{HEAR}

4   Go around again, go green (7) RECYCLE [DD]

6   Running musical drama with primarily tense, revolutionary leader (9) OPERATION {OPERA}{Te..e}{NO 1<=}

7   Not appropriate at home apartment (5) INAPT {IN}{APT}

8   Destroyed tiny tree in total (8) ENTIRETY*

11 Money from Cuba - it's grey in colour (4) CASH {C}{ASH}

15 Break until deer ran amok (9) INTERLUDE*

17 Almost arrived at overpass by British university (9) CAMBRIDGE {CAMe}{BRIDGE}

18 Doctor concealing love, about to become ordinary (8) MEDIOCRE {MEDI{0}C}{RE}

20 Talk with cold bowler (4) CHAT {C}{HAT}

21 Reward at an empty ground (7) PAYMENT*

22 Been over cagy entirely in second half, get impetus (6) ENERGY {beEN}{ovER}{caGY}

24 Baffle Ethiopian helping to make ships (5) FLEET [T]

25 The Destroyer has four in ruins (5) SHIVA {HAS+IV}*

Reference List

Old boy = OB, Batting = IN, Northern = N, Railway = RY, Spain = ES, Society = S, Cuba = C, About = RE, Cold = C