No 13935, Friday 04 Aug 2023, Arden

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ACROSS

1   Give way, exposing both of them as nouveau riche (7) PARVENU {sPARe}{aVENUe}

5   Empty ground, touch embarrassed to share and share alike (2,5) GO DUTCH {Gr..nD+TOUCH}*

9   Care like an unnamed King (5) MIDAS {MInD}{AS}

10 Crockery found on the western border of a country (4,5) BONE CHINA {Bo...r}{ONE}{CHINA}

11 Terrible life, not providing any record (9) CHRONICLE {CHRONIC}{LifE}

12 Gather for a service (5) AMASS {A}{MASS}

13 Fat boy gets second prize (4) LARD {LA{pRize}D}

15 Ready to wear cotton, it's tough and fibrous (8) LIGAMENT {LI{GAME}NT}

18 They work for a dictator, is that a complaint? (8) STENOSIS {STENOS}{IS}

19 Wet ground, Australia grim, drop tailenders... (4) DAMP Tail Acrostic

22 ...part of the game, need to recall a run getter (5) ENEMA [T<=]

24 Runs over a bit of minor inconveniences (4,5) FLEA BITES {FLE{A}{BIT}ES}

26 Can bishop be a good jockey? (9) BRIDEWELL {B}{RIDE WELL}

27 Country and ones missing in a country (5) INDIA INDonesIA

28 Knight taking 3 back to house (7) KNESSET {K{ESSEN<=}T}

29 Come back for Indian political leaders in store, perhaps (7) RIPOSTE {R{In...n}{Po...l}OSTE*}

DOWN

1   Stone a tailless wild cat sitting on snow (6) PUMICE {PUMa}{ICE}

2   Flyer to bake bread among other things (9) REDBREAST {RE{BREAD*}ST}

3   Reduces in the centre of German city (5) ESSEN lESSENs

4   Releases unless shortly some money comes in (9) UNBUCKLES {UN{BUCK}LESs}

5   Kind to supply some Oxygen requirement (5) GENRE [T]

6   Ask to stop work as one gave a formal speech (9) DECLAIMED {DE{CLAIM}ED}

7   Regular trading day in the northernmost parts of the world (5) TAIGA {TrAdInG+dAy}

8   Taken in two parts amount covering is sounding harsh (6) HOARSE {HO{A}RSE}

14 Waste fancy saree for work clothes (9) DUNGAREES {DUNG}{SAREE*}

16 Preacher gropes around, holding a measure (9) GOSPELLER {GOSP{ELL}ER*}

17 Meant to be different songs for these worms (9) NEMATODES {MEANT*}{ODES}

20 Bad smell, suppressing smell of sweat by a fast runner (6) REEBOK {REE{BO}K}

21 Last in line, say for the property (6) ESTATE {linE}{STATE}

23 Best in the literary circles (5) ELITE [T]

24 Ships run on time (5) FLEET {FLEE}{T}

25 Flyer getting married in spot (5) BLIMP {BLI{M}P}

Reference List

Name = N, Bishop = B, Knight = KT, Measure = ELL, Smell of sweat = BO(Body Odour), Time = T, Married = M