No 12808, Tuesday 17 Dec 2019, KrisKross

ACROSS
1   Preserve jam (6) PICKLE [DD}
4   Married criminal reaches jail with everyone evacuated (8) CONJUGAL {CON}{JUG}{AlL}
10 Left that old, boring, extremely tiresome game (6-3) TWENTY ONE {WENT}{YON} in {Ti...mE}
11 Jack escaped from work using influence (5) LOBBY Anno pending
12 War cries from rebellious Nazi base, mostly (7) BANZAIS {NAZI+BASe}*
13 Support provided by fine dog (7) MASTIFF {MAST}{IF}{F}
14 English ruler struggling to make supplies last (5) EKING {E}{KING}
15 The Don is temporarily protecting a pleasure-seeker (8) HEDONIST*
18 Paul came around offering an apology (3,5) MEA CULPA*
20 Study short, lively dance (5) CONGA {CON}{GAy}
23 Many English men put out (7) UMPTEEN {E+MEN+PUT}*
25 Working in public transport systems yields extra benefits (7) BONUSES {B{ON}USES}
26 Planet very close to earth, orbiting sun (5) VENUS {V}{E}{SUN<=}
27 At the banks of Danube, setter participated in match and had a fun time (4,5) MADE MERRY {ME}{Da...bE} in {MARRY}
28 Precipitation — a drop of rain — remains on head (8) RASHNESS {Rain}{ASH}{NESS}
29 Groom stole away to get married, essentially (6) OSTLER {STOLE*}{marRied}

DOWN
1   After work is over, proposes drinks (8) POTABLES {OP<=}{TABLES}
2   City is nice, and mostly hot — melting! (7) CHENNAI {NICE+ANd+H}*
3   Dull love-life’s starting to suffer? Charge it! (9) LETHARGIC {Lo...e}{CHARGE+IT}*
5   I won’t allow this location of funeral service? (4,2,4,4) OVER MY DEAD BODY [DD]
6   Shocks student in BITS (5) JOLTS {JO{L}TS}
7   Craze over containers for miscellaenous items (7) GUBBINS {BUG<=}{BINS}
8   Termination of a fly in motion (6) LAYOFF*
9   Famous people in institutions, about to apply control over North America (9,5) HOUSEHOLD NAMES {HO{USE}{HOLD}{NA}MES}
16 Familiar addresses to steal by illegal means (9) NICKNAMES {NICK}{MEANS*}
17 Pessimist wasted many years losing money (8) NAYSAYER {mANY+YEARS}*
19 Old pots containing many balloons (7) EXPANDS {EX}{PAN{D}S}
21 A breathtaking passage (7) NOSTRIL [CD]
22 Queen, say, makes a shrill sound (6) QUAVER {QU}{AVER}
24 A bit of smog possibly seen around German city (5) ESSEN {Smog} in {SEEN}*

Reference List
Fine = F, English = E, Very = V, Hot = H, Student = L, Money = M, Many = D, Queen = QU

No 12807, Monday 16 Dec 2019, Sunnet

Sunnet visiting Pune.

ACROSS
1   First two letters dispatched is missing (6) ABSENT {A}{B}{SENT}
4   A little fair on a spot (4,1,3) JUST A BIT {JUST}{A}{BIT}
10 Somehow my boss is inspiring one to create a mutually beneficial relationship (9) SYMBIOSIS {MY+BOSS+IS} over {1}
11 Fluid leak on queen’s vessel (5) LAKER {LEAK*}{R}
12 Tax measures (5) RATES [DD]
13 Concerning since graders rebelled (2,7) AS REGARDS {AS}{GRADERS*}
14 Control, direction provided by director (7) COMMAND {COMMA}{N}{D}
16 Witticism on eastern city (4) PUNE {PUN}{E}
19 Roll some dirt to create an embankment (4) BUND {BUN}{Dirt}
21 Goes to capture leaderless pack of lizards (7) GECKOES {G{dECK}OES}
24 Set of printed questions in old morning daily (4,5) EXAM PAPER {EX}{AM}{PAPER}
25 Killing obese criminal (5) FATAL {FAT}{AL}
26 Group of stars taking part in mushy drama (5) HYDRA [T]
27 Very soon, in between the tarpaulin, a mom  entered (2,1,6) IN A MOMENT [T]
28 Sane deed done when required (2,6) AS NEEDED*
29 Wrote and enclosed (6) PENNED [DD]

DOWN
1   Theoretical take away (8) ABSTRACT [DD}
2   Old thing is upset when held by a few (8) SOMETIME {SOM{MITE<=}E}
3   Traps? No worries (5) NAILS {N}{AILS}
5   Release of one small retrospective segment (7) UNSTRAP {UN}{S}{PART<=}
6   Note stage maybe nice and suitable for TV (9) TELEGENIC {TE}{LEG}{NICE*}
7   Break-dancing at the end of university’s patisserie (6) BAKERY {BREAK*}{u...rY}
8   Bull avoids husband’s whack (6) THRASH {T{H}RASH}
9   One's region surrounded by water (6) ISLAND {1'S}{LAND}
15 Slide uncontrollably on water jet (9) AQUAPLANE {AQUA}{PLANE}
17 Small amount supported by the sailors below the equator (8) SOUTHERN {SOU}{THE}{RN}
18 Cut off from world standards body sustained by old democrat (8) ISOLATED {ISO}{LATE}{D}
20 Rob record found in motor (7) DEPRIVE {D{EP}RIVE}
21 Roger managed to smuggle a native (6) GERMAN [T]
22 Unevenly preps the weak prime minister (6) PESHWA {PrEpS+tHe+WeAk}
23 Plot of paper back found near study (6) GARDEN {RAG<=}{DEN}
25 Set direction to follow French wizard’s place (5) FROZE {FR}{OZ}{E}

Reference List
Queen = R, Direction = N,E, Director = D, Eastern = E, Criminal = AL, No = N, Small = S, Note = TE, Husband = H, Sailors = RN(Royal Navy), Democrat = D, Record = EP, Paper = RAG, French = FR