No 13851, Friday 28 Apr 2023, Hypatia

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ACROSS

1   Born in France, extremely dandy but poor (5) NEEDY {NEE}{DandY}

4   Manipulate auditor's requirement (5) KNEAD (~need)

11 A lawyer covering up abuse - it's evil (7) ADHARMA {A}{D{HARM}A}

12 Drawback in analog reporting framework (7) PERGOLA [T<=]

13 Knocks down ornaments (5) DECKS [DD]

14 Schoenberg or Bach even captivating old leader (9) GORBACHEV [T]

15 Hostility amongst rivals of Lenovo (2,4,4) NO LOVE LOST {LENOVO}* [RA]

17 Fumes leaving black vessels (4) URNS bURNS

19 Switch with another product, basically! (4) SWAP Acrostic Semi&lit

21 Reverend calling building worker for blue print (6,4) MASTER PLAN (~plaster man to master plan)

25 Approaches and doodles alongside (5,4) DRAWS NEAR {DRAWS}{NEAR}

27 Bet dog left lead in grass? (5) WAGER WAgGER

28 May in that place, is April, initially (7) THERESA {THERE}{'S}{A}

29 Woman folding warm cover (7) SHEATHE {S{HEAT}HE}

30 Extremely foolish to consume nonsense in trivia (5) FROTH {Fo...sH} over {ROT}

31 Sign of vocal talent (5) FLARE (~flair)

DOWN

2   Just husband in car initially escorted by others (7) ETHICAL {H}{In}{Car} in {ET AL}

3   Jeering lord picked up in bar (8) DERISIVE {D{SIRE<=}IVE}

5   Country never saved rupees (6) NORWAY {NO WAY} over {R}

6   Additional info frequently stops heart attacks (7) ANOTHER {A{iNfO}THER*}

7   Spot of relaxation in terrible danger (6) GARDEN*

8   Sugar high when everything's picked up for dessert (8) RASGULLA {SUGAR}*{ALL<=}

9   Strikes brought up in dispute (4) SPAR<=

10 Scandinavian arranged to export exquisite Indian fabric (6) CANVAS SCAndinaViAN*

16 Player from Chennai finally starts performing outside India (8) SITARIST {c...aI+STARTS}* over {I}

18 Unfair bargain that's not desirable for one buying fruits? (1,3,4) A RAW DEAL [C&DD]

19 Collected information mostly through watch (6) SEDATE {SE{DATa}E}

20 Layman, essentially sure to follow American friend (7) AMATEUR {sURe}<=>{A}{MATE}

22 Arsonist harassing the girl? (7) LIGHTER*

23 Shifting from South to North initially assists stress (6) NERVES (-s+n)NERVES

24 Worker maintains small church in hill (6) ASCENT {A{S}{CE}NT}

26 Fell over marks in test (4) EXAM {AXE<=}{M}

Reference List

Born in French = NEE, Black = B, Husband = H, Rupees = R, India = A, American = A, South = S, North = N, Small = S, Church = CE, Marks = M