Solution to 13A 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.
Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.
ACROSS
1 Clueless about auto foundries? (3,3,2,5) RUN OUT OF IDEAS*
10 Feast well, both undress and stand (5) EASEL {fEASt}{wELl}
11 Appears to back public transport, so hurry up (4,5) LOOK SMART {LOOKS}{TRAM<=}
12 In other words: Ctrl+Esc, school makes major changes (9) REINVENTS {REIN}{VENT}{S}
13 Take off - after seconds it's gone! (5) S?O?F (Addendum - SPOOF {S}{POOF} - See comments)
14 Correct regions that show Italian address (7) SIGNORE*
16 What a tyrant will do by stripping copy printer? (7) OPPRESS {cOPy}{PRESS}
18 Sit in grass, relaxed (7) REPOSED {RE{POSE}ED} There's an extra E in the fodder
20 Instrument reportedly for commutation of death penalty (7) DILATER (~die later) Die later is not a commutation. Is it?
24 Some amount of work at both ends - we accept the whole thing was a scandal (9) WATERGATE {AT}{ERGo}{AT} in {WE}
28 Chances that I turn off in opposite way (13) OPPORTUNITIES {OPPO{I+TURN*}ITIES*}
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2 Emergency power arm shows a growing trend (7) UPSWING {UPS}{WING}
3 Plain clothes, 50% like to be in nirvana (9) OBLIVIOUS {OB{LIke}VIOUS}
4 Part of the capital, only used to grab (5) TALON [T]
5 Play golf, so used to a venture that's doomed to fail (5,4) FOOLS GOLD {GOLF+SO}{OLD}
6 Amounts to animals eating grass finally (5) DOSES {DO{g..sS}ES}
7 "One on the run", song in fashion (1,2,4) A LA MODE {A}{LAM}{ODE}
8 Criticize severely for profit abroad - in far east perhaps (4,1,5,3) TEAR A STRIP OFF {PROFIT}* in {FAR+EAST}*
9 Serviceman and service personnel - strange to go around base (5,8) STAFF SERGEANT {STAFF}{SERG{E}ANT*}
15 Fellowship in motion, tend to protect poor women (9) ENDOWMENT {END{WOMEN*}T*}
17 Extremely measly friend, one among others (9) PALTRIEST {PAL}T{R{1}EST} T from?
19 Under average - cut the root (7) PARSNIP {PAR}{SNIP}
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Reference List
Ctrl(Control) = REIN, Esc(Escape) = VENT, School = S, Seconds = S, British = B, Base = E
21dn TO+ASTI+E
ReplyDeleteGood one KKR.
ReplyDeleteThanks KKR
Delete20AC When death sentence is commuted, it becomes life sentence, which I infer as postponement of death. With this reasoning, I felt it is OK.
ReplyDeleteAgreed.
DeleteHowever it has to be specified if the the commutation is for life or for a specified number of years in which case it need nor necessarily be 'die later'
Delete'Die later' would hold good irrespective of life/ certain years,isn't it? Not today means later.
DeleteCommutation means lowering the scale punishment. This is a bit convoluted clue.
DeleteThe authority commuting death sentence does not say the convicted can die later. It may even happen that fellow may die of natural or other causes on the same dsy when he is to be executed.
DeleteCommutation of death penalty means 'die later', in a certain way.
DeleteThat person may die even as the commutation was being written.
20Ac was nice. Everyone has to die, I guess
ReplyDeleteMonday morning blues!
ReplyDelete13 A - Spoof (take off) after S(econds) POOF (it's gone)
ReplyDelete👍
ReplyDelete17d - where does the T comes from
ReplyDeleteThat's what Col. has asked in the main post.
DeleteCan someone explain A LA MODE to me?
ReplyDeleteHow do u get A LAM?
Ode is song.
Otherwise nice grid. But 2 errors in 18ac and 17dn.
Liked
REINVENTS, FOOLS GOLD, TOASTIE, OBLIVIOUS.
Thanx Arden.
I didn't solve the whole grid today.
DeleteBut investigated your question about A la mode.
One(A) on the run(LAM) song(ODE)
lam means to flee hastily, scram it seems.
But I am not very clear about the definition.
Thanx. Definition is clear.
DeleteA LA MODE means fashionable/ stylish/ up to date.
I didn't know the meaning of LAM