No 14334, Tuesday 19 Nov 2024, Afterdark

Solution to 10A 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

9   A trainee leaves early at Middle English School, say (7) ACADEME {A}{CADEt}{ME}

10 Excavated cheat's dugout (7) C?N?A?E (Addendum - CONCAVE {CON}{CAVE} - See comments)

11 Husband's having food? Exciting (7) HEATING {H}{EATING}

12 State time on medium (7) AVERAGE {AVER}{AGE}

13 It's plain that trees in Georgia are deforested (9) SERENGETI {TREES+IN+GE}*

15 Time to invest money in street (5) STINT {S{TIN}T}

16 Company in Germany gets a Tesla and covering (7) COATING {CO}{A}{T}{IN}{G}

19 Novice director you reported gets sacked, replaced by Master of Arts (7) AMATEUR A(-u+ma)MATEUR

20 Old military leader training in the wide open (5) AGAPE {AGA}{PE}

21 Say, hearing impaired is with elder pair by arrangement (3,6) LIP READER*

25 Scrutinize in first person reportedly, part of over (7) EYEBALL {(~i)EYE}{BALL}

26 Son gambling when bishop's away in surroundings (7) SETTING {S}{bETTING}

28 Fancy that man getting critical care all round (7) CHIMERA {C{HIM}ERA*}

29 Seamen (English) in Orient are serious (7) EARNEST {EA{RN}{E}ST}

DOWN

1   Approach to get Oscar? Primarily suck feeling of sympathy (6) PATHOS {PATH}{O}{Suck}

2   One at South Africa enters pub in market (6) BAZAAR {B{A}{ZA}AR}

3   Food shop at capital? Not hot (4) DELI DELhI

4   Horse egg, E E E, ridiculous (3-3) GEE-GEE*

5   Painful condition for international cast on tour as spies infiltrate it (8) SCIATICA {I+CAST}* over {CIA}

6   Downplay untreated condition without a bit of stress (10) UNDERSTATE {UNTREATED}* over {St...s}

7   Heaven, erstwhile small denomination money in India can secure radios at 50% discount (8) PARADISE {PA{RADios}ISE}

8   Escapee has Gobi, perhaps with pear frequently (8) DESERTER {DESERT}{pEaR}

14 Reason Mike's beaten? He's a clapper (10) NOISEMAKER*

16 To mix fuel's key to gain energy (8) COALESCE {COAL}{ESC}{E}

17 Professor's at media broadcast in American College, Cuba (8) ACADEMIC {A}{C}{MEDIA*}{C}

18 Metal foil (lead alloy) presented in game (4,4) GOLD LEAF {GOL{LEAD*}F}

22 Discreet history of the Spanish (6) PASTEL {PAST}{EL}

23 One operates a vehicle to get a golf club (6) DRIVER [DD]

24 Expression of agreement given by doctor at house taking time (6) RIGHTO {RIG}{H{T}O}

27 Sailor's tense with call girl (4) TART {TAR}{T}

Reference List

Middle English = ME, Husband = H, Tesla = T, Old military leader = AGA, Training = PE, Son = S, Bishop = B, Seamen = RN(Royal Navy), Oscar = O, South Africa = ZA, Hot = H, International = I, Key = ESC, American = A, College = C, The in Spanish = EL, House = HO, Time = T, Tense = T