No 14071, Saturday 13 Jan 2024, Afterdark

ACROSS

9   Building studio at Spain which is small (7) OUTSIDE {STUDIO}*{E}

10 Instrument to essentially log cases before rainfall (7) OCARINA {lOg}{CA}{RAIN*}

11 Exposed? Safe out of hospital (7) UNARMED UNhARMED

12 Soldier in bar is reasonable (7) LOGICAL {LO{GI}CAL}

13 A date between two people takes time and adjustment (9) AMENDMENT {A}{MEN}{D}{MEN}{T}

15 Once more in general swapping positions (5) AGAIN {IN}<=>{AGA}

16 Heels used imaginatively in California football club (7) CHELSEA {C{HEELS*}A}

19 Spot strike in Seoul outskirts by men essentially (7) SPECKLE {Seo{PECK}uL}{mEn}

20 Man holding clubs with twinned crystal (5) MACLE {MA{C}LE}

21 Director has problem with tip (9) HITCHCOCK {HITCH}{COCK}

By Bhargav

25 Squanderer has issue festering in money, right? (7) MISUSER {M}{ISSUE*}{R}

26 Down payment direction to procure printer frequently (7) EARNEST {EA{pRiNtEr}ST}

28 Player training to catch some mackerel fish (7) LAMPREY {PLAYER}* over {Ma...l}

29 Publicise department's order on college grant (7) POSTDOC {POST}{D}{O}{C}

DOWN

1   Policeman stripping Hulk on a roof (6) COPULA  {COP}{hULk}{A} Roof should be CUPOLA?

2   Strike faster in disguise (6) STRAFE*

3   Adamant on changing sides to shoot (4) FILM FI{-r+l)LM

4   Drop clues frequently on church official (6) BEADLE {BEAD}{cLuEs}

5   Corrupts election at say, Pondicherry with ease oddly (8) POLLUTES {POLL}{UT}{EaSe}

6   Country delighted in misfortune? Strange humans basically (10) BANGLADESH {BAN{GLAD}E}{St...e}{Hu...s}

7   Shoddy soldier on break after Mass (8) GIMCRACK {GI} with {CRACK}<=>{M}

8   Talk with network following norm once? Not on (8) PARLANCE {LAN}<=>{PAR} and {onCE}

14 Leading story writers feature in appointment-book of clinic (10) DISPENSARY {DI{St..y}{PENS}ARY}

16 Plant a spy to steal note to trail corps (8) CAMOMILE {A}{MO{MI}LE} after {C}

17 Pardon former emcee wandering around America (6,2) EXCUSE ME {EX}{EMCEE} over {US} An extra E in the fodder

18 Resting places for butts (8) ASHTRAYS [CD]

22 Reward to tour European Union society to form connections (3-3) TIE-UPS {TI{EU}P}{S}

23 Drove around to Ohio to go too far (6) OVERDO {DROVE}*{O}

24 Out of England, sketching miserable and garish art (6) KITSCH SKeTCHIng*

27 Retiring teacher offered raise finally in advance (4) RISE {SIR<=}{r..sE}

Reference List

Spain = E, Hospital = H, Date = D, Time = T, Clubs = C, Money = M, Right = R, Department = D, Order = O, College = C, Mass = M, Note = MI, Corps = C, America = A, Society = S