No 14349, Friday 13 Dec 2024,Arden

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ACROSS

1   Story teller's name lands in soup (6) POTAGE {PO{TAG}E}

4   Greek hero's main set back - catching cold (8) ACHILLES {SEA<=} over {CHILL}

10 Maestro in pants or for decreasing clothes (5,4) STEAM IRON* 

11 Praise old lot on return... (5) EXTOL {EX}{LOT<=}

12 ...for keeping one in bag everyday (7) PROSAIC {PRO}{SA{1}C}

13 On the grill, last of the T-bone - get a break (7) RESPITE {RE}{SPIT}{t..nE}

14 Some are back from Manali, I'd arrange all of them to meet at the centre (5) RADII [T<=]

15 Supporters sign after ballot, in short (8) VOTARIES {ARIES}<=>{VOTe}

18 It's almost round, good for a royal residence (8) BALMORAL {BALl}{MORAL}

20 Two sharp turns before 11 areas (5) ZONES {Z}{(1 & 1)ONES}

23 Girl gets perfect score, a dish of sorts (7) ANTENNA {AN{TEN}NA}

25 It's legally wrong to quarrel regularly - amounts to ill-treatment (7) TORTURE {TORT}{qUaRrEl}

26 Runner runs wearing socks... (5) HORSE {HO{R}SE}

27 ...so that, tried on or off (2,5,2) IN ORDER TO*

28 Some letter describing what to have for breakfast (8) OMELETTE [T]

29 Closed main lighting (6) SEALED {SEA}{LED}

DOWN

1   Key to old man's game (8) PASSPORT {PA'S}{SPORT}

2   Informed Joseph to drop in regularly to provide initial support (7) TOEHOLD {TO{jOsEpH<=}LD}

3   Perhaps amusing to see my rejected admission to German school (9) GYMNASIUM {G{MY<=}NASIUM*}

5   Count on a girl at random - well done! (14) CONGRATULATION* 

6   Inside a seminary a repository of thoughts (5) IDEAS [T]

7   Dress interval, no victory for John (7) LATRINE INTERvAL*

8   Everything in place of a helmet (6) SALLET {S{ALL}ET}

9   Very important to include a part of speech - it's tricky for one like me (14) CRUCIVERBALIST {CRUCI{VERB}AL}{ITS*}

16 Special grade having zero variation for a critical situation (5,4) RAZOR EDGE {GRADE*} over {ZERO*}

17 Space traveller gets a chemical (8) ASTEROID {A}{STEROID}

19 One found finally the Goddess (7) ASTARTE {A}{START}{thE}

21 Play a tune, left, right or in the centre (7) NEUTRAL {A+TUNE+R+L}*

22 Tongue remains inside, do keep reading (6) PASHTO {ASH} in {PTO}

24 She is relatively pretty, full of energy (5) NIECE {NI{E}CE}

Reference List

On = RE, Runs = R, Victory = V, Right = R, Left = L, Energy = E