No 14436, Wednesday 19 Mar 2025, KrisKross

Solution to 7D 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 solve, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Reports describing extremely lumpy tumours (6) POLYPS {PO{LumpY}PS}

4   Language ranks high in position (8) SANSKRIT {S{RANKS*}IT}

10 The girl may head off, travelling for a long distance (5,4) LIGHT YEAR {THE+GIRL+mAY}*

11 Man, say, following a passage (5) AISLE {ISLE}<=>{A}

12 Pilot flying around Rhode Island's capital city (7) TRIPOLI {T{RI}POLI*}

13 Programming bot - short project (7) OBTRUDE {BOT}*{RUDE}

14 Magical symbol is rejected by young lady right away (5) SIGIL {IS<=}{GIrL}

15 Done racing…vehicle parking in pit (8) ENDOCARP {DONE*}{CAR}{P}

18 Went too far in stalking romantic couple - troll finally expelled (8) OVERSHOT {HOT}<=>{lOVERS}

20 Demonstrate tango to everyone (5) TEACH {T}{EACH}

23 Doctor cutting a rope, made an ornament (7) EARDROP {DR} in {A+ROPE}*

25 Assimilation of the universe is not clear at first (7) OSMOSIS {cOSMOS}{IS}

26 One who wrote fast (5) SWIFT [DD]

27 Following cool beer, I danced outside a bar, drunk (9) INEBRIATE {IN}{BEER+I}* over {A}{T}

28 Repeat after lecturer to become educated (8) LITERATE {ITERATE}<=>{L}

29 God's messengers sang "El Salvador" in parts (6) ANGELS [T]

DOWN

1   Nasty person punched by old drunk becomes most well-behaved (8) POLITEST {P{O}{LIT}EST}

2   Falling behind and losing energy, fellow quits (7) LAGGING fLAGGING

3   Work over, labourer pens book - a cheap novel (9) POTBOILER {OP<=}{T{B}OILER}

5   Cooler song medley I crooned in contest's finale (3,11) AIR CONDITIONER {AIR}{I+CROONED+IN+c...sT}*

6   Trace of sulphuric acid found (5) START {Su...c}{TART}

7   Perhaps lifeboat at sea errs receiving signal (7)  R?S?U?R (Addendum RESCUER  {ERRS}* OVER {CUE} - See comments)

8   Those people embroider designs, primarily following a pattern (6) THEMED {THEM}{Em...r}{De...s}

9   Where you put the fraction in a decimal number is irrelevant (6,3,5) BESIDE THE POINT [DD]

16 Craft of Ravana Rama tactically repelled (9) CATAMARAN [T<=]

17 Wife shrieks about facial hair (8) WHISKERS {W}{SHRIEKS*}

19 Composer facing court to get decision (7) VERDICT {VERDI}{CT}

21 Like you and I after retirement, mature and calm (7) ASSUAGE {AS}{US<=}{AGE}

22 Scoundrel won support for artist (6) WEASEL {W}{EASEL}

24 Judge worried, breaking rules (5) RATER {R}{ATE}{R}

Reference List

Right = R, Parking = P, Tango = T, Bar = T, Lecturer = L, Old = O, Fellow = F, Work = OP, Book = B, Wife = W, Court = CT, Won = W, Rule = R