No 12510, Saturday 29 Dec 2018, xChequer

Across

7. How a bog could be shrinking after damage (6) MARSHY {MAR}{SHY}
8. Settlement: money at last (6) COLONY {COLON}{moneY}
10. Pursue source of light, source not being visible in beam (3,5) RUN AFTER {R{sUN} AFTER}
11. Learning to accept a hot city (6) LAHORE {L{A}{H}ORE}
12. The greatest good with new order (5) ALIGN {ALI}{G}{N}
14. Dropped in contest, welcoming rest days (7) VISITED {VI{SIT}E}{D}
15. Pressure dropping inside in flight, hence properly strapped (7,3,5) FEELING THE PINCH {P} in {IN+FLIGHT+HENCE*}
18. Welcomed stranger in hunger (7) GREETED {GRE{ET}ED}
19. English kings sporting the same look (5) DEKKO {D{E}{KK}O}
20. Controversial breaking silence in plane (6) SMOOTH {S{MOOT}H}
21. Either way, about time to control pitch or fall (8) CATARACT {CA}{TAR}{CA<=}{T}
23. Circular entities left out in a null set (6) ANNULI {IN+A+NULl*}
24. Fury needing cold beer to quench (6) ALECTO {ALE}{C}{TO}

Down

1. Cut off a partner’s hiding place (8) AMPUTATE {A}{M{PUT}ATE}
2. A note on hiding place (4) AREA {A}{RE}{A}
3. Pale layer covering it after winter (6) WHITEN {W}{H{IT}EN}
4. Aristocracy born to take over and glorify (8) NOBLESSE {N{O}{BLESS}E}
5. Work cut to keep their time free (2,3,5) DO THE TRICK {DOCK} around {THEIR+T*}
6. Shy bride clutching cross (6) HYBRID (T)
9. Investigator tracked VIP, one on the run (7,4) PRIVATE DICK {TRACKED+VIP+I*}
13. Bold and nubile, acting no doubt (3,2,5) I'LL BE BOUND {BOLD+NUBILE*}
16. Say case of Brazil's crazy nightmare (8) NUTSHELL {NUTS}{HELL}
17. Check work twice right now (4,4) CHOP CHOP {CH}{OP} twice
18. Jaw prised apart with a doctor's instruments (6) GAMBAS {G{A}{MB}AS}

19. Dry fouling allowance for plug in pipe (6) DOTTLE {DO{TT}LE}
22. First person in Germany after Kaiser's end to become wealthy (4) RICH {kaiseR}{ICH}

Reference List

Hot=H, The greatest=Ali, Good=G, New=N, Days=D, Pressure=P, Stranger=ET, English=E, Kings=KK, Silence=Sh, About=Ca, Left=L, Cold=C
Note=A, On=Re, Layer=Hen, Winter=W, Born=Ne, Over=O, One=I, Check=Ch, Work=Op, Doctor=MB, Dry=TT, First person in Germany=Ich

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