No 14327, Monday 11 Nov 2024, Incognito

Solution to 5D 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

7   Sad emission of breath as a result of short sight (4) SIGH SIGHt

8   Laying egg in space between plate and bird's home is deceitful (9) DISHONEST {DISH}{O}{NEST}

10 Interfere in middle? Not I, 'e... (6) MEDDLE M(i+e)EDDLE

11 Concerns producing bread breaking beakers around 1 (8) BAKERIES {BAKER{1}ES*}

12 Hoodlum rags gent excitedly (8) GANGSTER*

14 Rudder controller's cash box is with queen (6) TILLER {TILL}{ER}

16 Merit German service in absence of in-charge (7) DESERVE {DE}{SERVicE}

18 Deb goes touring around capital's army unit (7) BRIGADE {B{RIGA}DE*}

21 First batsman's ball-pen is with European king (6) OPENER {O}{PEN}{E}{R}

23 Hot women dance in native place (4,4) HOME TOWN*

25 Ready to do anything but not going beyond zero (8,2,7) STOPPING AT NOTHING [C&DD]

27 Thin... Two thirds ton shed, perhaps (4-2) LEAN-TO {LEAN}{TOn}

29 See 25

30 Spoils a planet (4) MARS [DD]

DOWN

1  Composing letter with AI capable of reading and writing (8) LITERATE*

2   China, at present, is a country (4) CHAD {CH}{AD}

3   Coming from a third ride on the Tube (6) ADVENT {A}{riDe}{VENT}

4   International Organisation for Standardization prohibits some lines on maps (7) ISOBARS {ISO}{BARS}

5   Popular performer from Rolling Stones? (4,4) ?O?K ?T?R ()

6   Shakespeare's fruit (4) PEAR [T]

9   Topic from the Middle East, for starters (5) THEME {THE}{Mi...e}{East}

13 Go ahead for environment friendly illumination (5,5) GREEN LIGHT {GREEN}{LIGHT}

15 See 13

17 Decisions that may contain sentences (8) VERDICTS [CD]

19 Dip feather and go (8) DOWNTURN {DOWN}{TURN}

20 Wrongly charging after girl leaves results in exasperation (7) CHAGRIN CHARGINg*

22 Bread? That's mine, thanks (5) PITTA {PIT}{TA}

24 Slander country having good name (6) MALIGN {MALI}{G}{N}

26 Long tree (4) PINE [DD]

28 Batman's large heart and soul (4) ATMA bATMAn Why large?

Reference List

Queen = ER, European = E, King = R, China = CH, At present = AD, Girl = G, Thanks = TA, Good = G, Name = N