No 14272, Thursday 05 Sep 2024, Arden

Artwork by Prasanna

Solution to 27A 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 answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Perhaps get highest up vote, not to die (4,2,3,5) GIVE UP THE GHOST {GET+HIGHEST+UP+VotE} Error in fodder 

10 Both sides like doing the final projection (5) LEDGE {LikE}{DoinG}{thE}

11 Those afflicted accept a top doctor, he heals (9) OSTEOPATH {THOSE}* over {A+TOP}*

12 Man of God, one leaves church (7) MINSTER MINiSTER

13 Treason abroad by people's representative (7) SENATOR*

14 It's eaten after one (5) PASTA {PAST}{A}

16 Principal blocks for supports... (9) MAINSTAYS {MAIN}{STAYS}

19 ...including a part he identified as discriminatory (9) APARTHEID [T]

20 Extremely lucky cricket side, associated with southern city (5) LYONS {LuckY}{ON}{S}

22 Dances and leaves after a function (7) TANGOES {GOES}<=>{TAN}

25 Wine bottles - the fool gets the root (7) CASSAVA {C{ASS}AVA}

27 Odd/even, put in cage our advocate (9) E?C?U?A?E ()

28 Working as setter perhaps gets in (5) DOING {DO{IN}G}

29 Eventually, make up with soft eyeshade on (3,2,5,4) ONE OF THESE DAYS*

DOWN

2   Ones coming into our country or some other country? (9) INDONESIA {IND{ONES}IA}

3   Put up before court (5) ERECT {ERE}{CT}

4   Plan of activities for gaining weight... (9) PROGRAMME {PRO}{GRAMME}

5   ...doesn't like starters, has already tasted enough samosas (5) HATES Acrostic

6   Basis for regularly picking steel plant (9) GROUNDSEL {GROUNDS}{StEeL}

7   Lifting some extra pounds, creates an illusion (2,3) OP ART [T<=]

8   Casual wear, this represented regular rates (1-6) T-SHIRTS {THIS*}{RaTeS}

9   Mug gets strike - keep quiet (4,2) CLAM UP {C{LAM}UP}

15 Start with four, play on artificial surface (9) ASTROTURF {START+FOUR}*

17 Home passage, look up to those who joined the army recently (9) INDUCTEES {IN}{DUCT}{SEE<=}

18 Spoken in friendship - it's lack of ethics (9) AMORALITY {AM{ORAL}ITY}

19 Do react differently to this type of design (3,4) ART DECO*

21 Outsiders stop another genocide, de-gas the whole thing (6) SPARGE {StoP}{An...eR}{Ge...dE}  

23 Henry's in good position (5) NICHE {NIC{H}E}

24 Collection by the way remains (5) STASH {ST}{ASH}

26 Supported killings, finally died, shot (5) SIDED {k...gS}{DIED*}

Reference List

Cricket side = ON, Southern = S, Function = TAN, Before = ERE, Court = CT, Henry = H

No 14271, Wednesday 04 Sep 2024, Arden

Solution to 28A 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 answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Occupy tent, inside is repulsive (7) ENGROSS {tENt}{GROSS}

5   Student made money being scholarly (7) LEARNED {L}{EARNED}

9   It shows approximately there is opportunity to admit fifty (5) TILDE {TI{L}DE}

10 With no help, ran away with this instrument (9) ALPENHORN*

11 Hair covering Indian deity, mostly it is metal (9) MANGANESE {MAN{GANESh}E}

12 Starts with ultra violet exposure around sensitive parts of the eye (5) UVEAS Acrostic

13 Constant current over the top (4) CAMP {C}{AMP}

15 Handle more, maybe cooler inside (8) MONICKER {MO{NICK}ER*}

18 Fee for the servant (8) RETAINER [DD]

19 Buttocks on a roll, to start with (4) REAR {RE}{A}{Roll}

22 Rejecting a block of wood (5) BALSA {A}{SLAB}<=

24 Stretched? Happy to take on penultimate challenge (9) ELONGATED {EL{ON}{c...nGe}ATED}

26 Criminal charge on a foreign port (9) ANCHORAGE*

27 Hobbles with fifty one representatives (5) LIMPS {LI}{MPS}

28 Certainly put or put off? (7) D?L?Y?D (Addendum - DELAYED {DE{LAY}ED} - See comments)

29 Monkey bit the tip off the fruit (7) TAMARIN TAMARINd

DOWN

1   Points to doctor, "lay to ground" (6) ENTOMB {E}{N}{TO}{MB}

2   "Ginger, it's too strong a wind to catch a fish" (9) GALINGALE {G{A}{LING}ALE}

3   Only game played, it's famous, watch (5) OMEGA {O}{GAME*}

4   De Gaulle, say/says operate later (9) STATESMAN {STATES}{MAN}

5   Please endlessly - mistake is a mistake (5) LAPSE PLEASe*

6   Girl followed by cat right behind host (9) ANNOUNCER {ANN}{OUNCE}{R}

7   Marriage gets a breather, filled with love (5) NOOSE {NO{O}SE}

8   Attractive girl picks one who is European (6) DANISH {D{AN}ISH}

14 Pacifying as the venue is restricted for a party (9) PLACATORY {PLACe}{A}{TORY}

16 Slenderest housing to store a missile (9) NARROWEST {N{ARROW}EST}

17 Least worried, adding more volatile chemical (9) ELASTOMER {LEAST*}{MORE*}

20 Sailor with a paddle meets bad end on the ship (6) ABOARD {AB}{OAR}{baD}

21 Strange issue, very likely to happen (4-2) ODDS-ON {ODD}{SON}

23 Neighbourhood bar (5) LOCAL [DD]

24 Animal's close to home ground (5) ELAND {homE}{LAND}

25 Automaton trying to seal the drum ends (5) GOLEM Tail acrostic

Reference List

Student = L, Fifty = L, Constant = C, Cooler = NICK, On = RE, Only = O, Cat = OUNCE, Right = R, Sailor = AB