No 14474, Friday 02 May 2025, Karaoke

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ACROSS

1   Maybe air spray at home is not the solution for treating bodily ailments (12) AROMATHERAPY {AiR+sPRAY+AT+HOME}*

9   An unemotional person is born in the family (5) ROBOT {RO{B}OT}

10 Great! Free passes for dramas (9) TRAGEDIES {GREAT*}{DIES}

11 Shoot doctor killing saint for bishop (7) BURGEON {-s+b)BURGEON

12 Take-off, let off and knock down (7) SKITTLE {SKIT}{LET}*

13 Spooner says "shed talent in funny farm" (8) NUTHOUSE (~hut nous to nuthouse)

14 Sexual materials unsuitable to students primarily (5) SMUTS Acrostic &lit

18 Amateur maid is awry (5) AMISS {A}{MISS}

20 Part of splinter group admits leader of revolution (8) FRACTION {F{Re...n}ACTION}

24 Non-winning contestant from teals or ants (4-3) ALSO-RAN [T]

26 Catholic avoided the eastern part of the church for new passage (7) CHANNEL CHAN(-c+n)NEL

27 Fretful mate in pit, not able to endure (9) IMPATIENT*

28 Spot money market closing around afternoon (5) TAINT {T{A}IN}{m...eT}

29 Legendary story well-founded about God essentially (12) MYTHOLOGICAL {MYTH}{LOGICAL} over {gOd}

DOWN

1   Fantasy bar on route relocated by municipality mainly for botanical garden (9) ARBORETUM {BAR*}{ROUTE*}{Mu...y}

2   Some confront he-goat in constant motion (2,3,2) ON THE GO [T]

3   Knock for six when century is hard (8) ASTONISH {AS}{TON}{IS}{H}

4   It takes one for a ride once-in-a-lifetime? (6) HEARSE [CD]

5   Primarily rare heavy element noticed in uranium, molybdenum (7) RHENIUM Acrostic &lit

6   Explain clearly, pin-drop, it comes at the end (5) POINT [CD] (Addendum - pinPOINT - See comments)

7   Incomplete investigation on chief officer for public good (3,4) PRO BONO {PROBe}{ON}{Of...r}

8   Addict consuming heroin in show (5) USHER {US{H}ER}

15 Suspected nine held in lawsuit. It comes up periodically (9) TRIENNIAL {TR{NINE*}IAL}

16 It shows the cost of foreign cigaret packets primarily (5,3) PRICE TAG {CIGARET+Pa...s}*

17 Stylish apartment with essential aspects in blow-up (7) INFLATE {IN}{FLAT}{aspEcts}

19 Skip first exit on road near church and continue (7) STRETCH {STReET}{CH}

21 Topsy-turvy drink of the listener! (7) CHAOTIC {CHA}{OTIC}

22 Secret criminal group of Dubai family returns (5) MAFIA [T<=]

23 Hurried funeral, ignoring head of family, for Alice-in-Wonderland (6) UNREAL fUNERAL*

25 Infantryman securing record in very first year (5) SEPOY {S{EP}O}{Year}

Reference List

Born = B, Saint = S, Bishop = B, Amateur, Catholic = C, New = N, Money = TIN, Afternoon = A, Century = TON, Hard = H, Heroin = H, Stylish = IN, Church = CH, Record = EP(Extended play)