No 12647, Saturday 08 Jun 2019, Vulcan

Across

1. City in Asia, not good surprisingly (8) SANTIAGO {ASIA+NOT+G*}
5. Perform with cat? (3,3) ACT OUT  Reverse anagram of {CAT}
9. Climber edgy, then has gotten flexible (8) LIMBERED (T)  Anno correct? Can"Then" be a valid hidden word indicator?
10. A day before game, extremely nervous (2,4) ON EDGE {ON E}{D}{GamE}
11. Nagging desire to have fish (8) NEEDLING {NEED}{LING}
12. Get together and drink with basically money at stake (4,2) TEAM UP {TEA}{Money}{UP}
14. Poorly adapting, an endangered species (5,5) GIANT PANDA {ADAPTING+AN*}
18. Version of the altered stationery (10) LETTERHEAD {THE+ALTERED*}
22. Consider empty gallery at first for dance (6) GYRATE {GallerY}{RATE}
23. Downpour, //  it's blinding (8) CATARACT (DD)
24. Thin layer over a creature (6) ANIMAL {LAMINA<=}
25. Wife is primarily happy with lean needs (4,4) WISH LIST {W}{IS}{Happy}{LIST|
26. Striving // hard (6) TRYING (DD)
27. Appear smaller, say, and continuous (8) SEAMLESS {~SEEM LESS}

Down

1. Farewell performance no good (2,4) SO LONG {SOLO}{N}{G}
2. Piece of music // that's more unemotional (6) NUMBER (DD)
3. Business is about principles (6) IDEALS {I{DEAL}S}
4. Go with fresh information (5,5) GREEN LIGHT {GREEN}{LIGHT}
6. Deceive and invite scorn (8) CONTEMPT {CON}{TEMPT}
7. Work done by this guy at the start of day when required (2,6) ON DEMAND {DONE*}{MAN}{Day}
8. The one turnaround for actor (8) THESPIAN {THE}{SPI{A}N}
13. Straight to a matinee with each person following the other (3,2,1,4) ONE AT A TIME {TO+A+MATINEE*}
15. Infamous tirade after slump (8) FLAGRANT {FLAG}{RANT}
16. Infinity in entirety originally (8) ETERNITY {ENTITERY*}
17. Prevent/stop deluge (8) RESTRAIN {REST}{RAIN}
19. Penetrate large territory that's endless (6) FATHOM {FAT}{HOMe}
20. Dog perhaps domesticated by an American in exile (6) CANINE (T)
21. Data about university's rank (6) STATUS {STAT{U}S}

Reference List

Good=G, A=One, Day=D, Wife=W
No=N, Good=G, One=A, University=U

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No 12646, Friday 07 Jun 2019, Anon

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ACROSS
1   Staff in charge of gum (6) MASTIC {MAST}{IC}
4   Behind a small sea bird (6) ASTERN {A}{S}{TERN}
9   Boy almost starts debate in African country (4) CHAD {CHAp}{De...e}

10 Placed bowers atop sea vessels (10) POWERBOATS*
11 Force rude doctor on ship (6) DURESS {RUDE*}{SS}
12 Remove reversing bus from land (8) SUBTRACT {BUS<=}{TRACT}
13 Are suites renovated on water bodies? (9) ESTUARIES*
15 Starts soothing patiently, a sore muscle cramp (5) SPASM Acrostic
16 Tolerate assistant without first book (5) ABIDE {A{B}IDE}
18 Honourees steal urea? Ridiculous! (9) LAUREATES*
22 Slit tote crudely with spike (8) STILETTO*
23 Sickly bird loses warmth at first (6) SALLOW SwALLOW
25 Regulated variety in musical instrument (10) RESTRAINED {RE{STRAIN}ED}
26 Crave for press reportedly (4) NEED (~knead)
27 Pervert in USA district (6) SADIST [T]
28 Tyrants miss last buses at stations (6) DEPOTS DEsPOTS

DOWN
1   Mother to scream, from first to last, at drivers (7) MAHOUTS {MA}{(-s)HOUT(+s)S}
2   Son unemployed? Creep! (5) SIDLE {S}{IDLE}
3   Enforcer extracts bit of truth from fraud (7) IMPOSER IMPOStER
5   Cut regular diet, portray clerk (6) SCRIBE deSCRIBE
6   Weird operations to remove new cross-eye (9) ESOTROPIA OPERATIOnS*

7   Pays attention to advertisements (7) NOTICES [DD]
8   Widest rotunda weird, convoluted (7,6) TWISTED AROUND*
14 In a riot, nude adult rose and fell (9) UNDULATED*
17 Annoys siblings, not last sister (7) BOTHERS BrOTHERS
19 Remains at lodge around Utah boundary (7) RESIDUE {RESID{Utah}E}
20 Extricate device partly from programmers who run away (7) ELOPERS devELOPERS
21 Roams with receptacle in St. Kitts’ borders (6) STRAYS {TRAY} in {StkittS}
24 Slow 40 day period of love (5) LENTO {LENT}{O}

Reference List
Small = S, Ship = SS, Mother = MA, Son = S, New = N,

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No 12645, Thursday 06 Jun 2019, Lightning

ACROSS
1   Disregard criminal with allure (8) CONTEMPT {CON}{TEMPT}
5   A fellow insincerely encouraging extramarital relationship (6) AFFAIR {A}{F{F}AIR
9   Conservative replaced hot rod beside animal (8) ORTHODOX  {HOT+ROD}*{OX}
10 Lebron zealously displaying medal, say (6) BRONZE [T]
12 Severe resistance breaking tag used on social media (5) HARSH {HA{R}SH}
13 Source of a liberal society’s first set of documents (9) ORIGINALS {ORIGIN}{A}{L}{S}
14 Bishop missing the first jump and rebound (6) BOUNCE {B}{pOUNCE}
16 Criticize expert with a cure for everything (7) PANACEA {PAN}{ACE}{A}
19 Book about the first shot in a tennis match (7) RESERVE {RE}{SERVE}
21 A doctor (soviet) regularly quick in action (6) ADROIT {A}{DR}{sOvIeT}
23 It’s not right to destroy a clue (hint) (9) UNETHICAL*
25 Plant on southern border (5) SEDGE {S}{EDGE}

26 Engineer to leave unknown stock (6) EQUITY {E}{QUIT}{Y}
27 Exhausted baker somehow moved up to escape (8) BREAKOUT {OUT}<=>{BAKER*}
28 Conjecture on Norse god covering European mythology at last (6) THEORY {TH{E}OR}{m...lY}
29 Heartlessly yell breaking piece of burnt wood drum (8) CYLINDER {C{YelL}INDER}

DOWN
1   Primarily careful, dislike giving up a dress (6) CLOTHE {Ca...l}{LOaTHE}
2   Infamous trio soon united in rebellion (9) NOTORIOUS {TRIO+SOON+U}*
3   Caught inside, wish to come back on time (5) EPOCH {H{C}OPE}<=
4   Irritate professional, bring out missing energy (7) PROVOKE {PRO}{eVOKE}
6   Nonresident set out for green island (9) FOREIGNER {FOR+GREEN+I}*
7   Chap nearly showing breathing disorder (5) APNEA [T]
8   Broadcast ordinary threats with instrument (8) RHEOSTAT {O+THREATS}*
11 Left mischievous child to walk awkwardly (4) LIMP {L}{IMP}
15 Short rant about guiding light (5,4) NORTH STAR*
17 Daughter wearing cool, short bonnet in youth (9) CHILDHOOD {CHILl}{D}{HOOD}
18 Debate and set urgent matter aside for starters (8) ARGUMENT {URGENT+Ma...r+As..e}*
20 Cut leaderless sailing vessel (4) ETCH kETCH
21 Largely irritating ailment (7) ALLERGY*
22 Entertainer from Japan exited a feast (6) JESTER {J}{EaSTER}
24 Avoid cheat pilfering diamonds (5) ELUDE dELUDE
25 Propelled through water with one teacher (5) SWAMI {SWAM}{1}

Reference List
Fellow = F, Resistance = R, Liberal = L, Society = S, Bishop = B, About = RE, Southern = S, Engineer = E, Unknown = Y, European = E, United = U, Caught = C, Energy = E, Island = I, Ordinary = O, Left = L, Daughter = D, Japan = J, Diamonds = D

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No 12644, Wednesday 05 Jun 2019, Incognito

My first post from the US of A and as I mentioned few days ago there may be days when the blog may not show up on time in case I am travelling.

ACROSS
8   Personal maintenance implement made by company doctor (4) COMB {CO}{MB}
9   Open and complete initial task (5) OVERT {OVER}{Task}
10 Head-waiter's personal contribution found in the soup? (4) HAIR [CD]
11 Including a dead director in grave opening (6) ADDING {A}{D}D}{IN}{Gr..e}
12 Dreams about one gas mine explosion (8) IMAGINES {1}{GAS+MINE}*
13 Queen was winner: Number one at first (8) VICTORIA {VICTOR}{1}{At}
15 Singes metamorphosed rock (6) GNEISS*
17 Write stories about a book on special abilities (7) TALENTS {TALE{NT}S}
19 A shrink destroyed a flower (7) KRISHNA*
22 Decorative ball made  by two Englishmen in Australia (3-3) POM-POM {POM}{POM}

24 Record FIR about theft of furniture (8) BOOKCASE {BOOK CASE}
26 Couple permitted to get ornament (8) BRACELET {BRACE}{LET}
28 Team's // mid-morning snack time (6) ELEVEN [DD]
30 Fencing weapon initially possessed by French or Italian legionnaire (4) FOIL Acrostic

31 Eels left undulating shoreline for large animal (5) RHINO sHORelINe*
32 Pearl S. Buck's captive nobleman (4) EARL [T]

DOWN
1   Good French duke's investment (4) BOND {BON}{D}
2   Bathes in cocktail drink (8) ABSINTHE*
3   Cradle snatching lady's // large cat (6) COUGAR [DD]
4   Prayer I composed for river (7) PERIYAR*
5   After losing money, the Boston criminal became an unknown person (8) STRANGER STRANGlER
6   Nothing is hidden in the military airfield (6) THOISE {TH{O}{IS}E}
7   Little Michael's // little microphone (4) MIKE [DD]
14 State identity before first appointment in front of Head Office (5) IDAHO {ID}{Ap...t}{HO}
16 Remits small tips (5) SENDS {S}{ENDS}
18 Drunk butlers carry money in drinking glasses (8) TUMBLERS {TU{M}BLERS*}
20 Doctor seeks coy fishes (8) SOCKEYES*

21 Sailors and reserves lead Indian refrain (7) ABSTAIN {ABS}{TA}{IN}
23 Select the French condiment (6) PICKLE {PICK}{LE}
25 Mineral not fully exhausted in the US state (6) OREGON {ORE}{GONe}
27 King follows Australian animal/bird (4) ROOK {ROO}{K}
29 Money possessed by neurologists (4) EURO [T]

Reference List
Company = CO, Doctor = MB, Dead = D, Director = D, Book = New Testament = NT, Duke = D, Money = Pound = L, Identity = ID, Money = M, Reserves = TA, King = K

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