No 13893, Friday 16 Jun 2023, Afterdark

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ACROSS

1   Tom's partner developing inferior construction (5-8) JERRY-BUILDING {JERRY}{BUILDING}

10 To arrive later at mostly smart city (9) CLEVELAND {LAND}<=>{CLEVEr}

11 Makes amends by lunch time, perhaps (5) ATONE {AT ONE}

12 As much as possible, First Lady's right to have baby should be picked at the end (5) EVERY {EVE}{R}{babY}

13 It's rich to primarily land with a husband who is excessively submissive (9) LUXURIOUS {Land}{UXURIOUS} The spelling is UXORIOUS

14 Perhaps a Korean short lad is standing with hands on the hips (6) AKIMBO {A}{KIM}{BOy}

16 Record of rhino tearing captured (4) NOTE [T]

19 In the net because husband's hit (4) COSH {COS}{H}

20 In the absence of master making miracle sweet (6) ECLAIR mIRACLE*

25 Post meet mass communicated using this technique (4,5) MAIL MERGE {MAIL}{MERGE}

26 Cycling belt snares (5) TRAPS (-s)TRAP(+s)S

27 While ill take time to rest (5) STICK {S{T}ICK}

28 Country's outlay's 71% of America's disorderly (5,4) COSTA RICA {COST}{AmeRICA}

29 Light source in cyclone needs line to carry current (9,4) HURRICANE LAMP {HURRICANE}{L}{AMP}

DOWN

2   Critical interpretation of former lover's information is not competed by sibling (8) EXEGESIS {EX}{E}{GEn}{SIS} E from?

3   Disgusting enter key malfunction, net not available (5) REEKY {EnteR+KEY}*

4   Dog, last one having endless fun (6) BEAGLE {BE}{A}{GLEe}

5   Ordering ex to get involved in dining arrangement (8) INDEXING {IND{EX}ING*}

6   At the end of the café you can see reviewer return favour (9) DIACRITIC {CRITIC}<=>{AID<=}

7   According to sources, not every official condemns obnoxious nettling by a Tory, perhaps (6) NEOCON Acrostic

8   Inflammation on the skin after ink spill for Mackenzie by scratching (6) ECZEMA MACkEnZiE*

9   Setter's setting conceals to the point (5) TERSE [T] Incorrect T type clue

15 Accepting bets, he is fine with God, follows Bible from the beginning. Oh! (9) BOOKMAKER {OK}{MAKER}<=>{Bi..e}{O}

17 Fantastic rich coat on chest or around it (8) THORACIC*

18 Ideal soldier to expose scam finally (8) PARADIGM {PARA}{DIG}{scaM}

21 Scoundrel in Madras calling... (6) RASCAL [T]

22 ...drive in silence around Madras (5) SMASH {S{MAS}H}

23 Location of mother-in-law? That is university (6) MILIEU {MIL}{IE}{U}

24 Say, Horatio's son is trailing north east Londoner primarily... (6) NELSON {SON}<=>{NE}{Lo...r}

26 ...to look for fight evading bishop on time (5) TRAWL {bRAWL}<=>{T}

Reference List

Right = R, Because = COS, Husband = H, Master = M, Time = T, Line = L, Silence = SH, Madras = MAS, University = U, North east = NE