No 13951, Wednesday 23 Aug 2023, Hypatia

Solution to 17A 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   Pushes husband wearing wife's slippers! (6) WHEELS {H} in {W}{EELS}

4   Fuss over evil good-looking guy (6) ADONIS {ADO}{SIN<=}

9   Spice girl pursuing Beckham, initially (4) HERB {HER}{Be...m}

10 Bishop wants retired man to shelter bar worker (10) BLACKSMITH {B}{LACKS}{H{T}IM<=}

11 Farmer welcoming start of heavy rain (6) SHOWER {S{He..y}OWER}

12 Gain weight (8) INTEREST [DD]

13 Tight grip controlling low expenditure's ultimately right (9) PRIVILEGE {PRI{VILE}G*}{e...rE}

15 Feeling pain accumulate in each year (4) ACHY [T]

16 Greek national secure around armoured vehicle (4) TANK [T<=]

17 Reverend's daytime slash after-hours entertainment (9) ?I?H?L?F? 

21 Former engineer cries at inauguration of express train (8) EXERCISE {EX}{CRIES*}{Ex...s}

22 First signs of nature in Marina beach lift you lightly (6) NIMBLY Acrostic

24 Famous Doctor Seuss having carbon copy nearly intact (10) SUCCESSFUL {SU{CC}ESS*}{FULl}

25 Ignore order to get vermouth (4) OMIT {OM}{IT}

26 Odd number's not odd beyond base fifty (6) ELEVEN {EVEN}<=>{E}{L}

27 Including confusing line deleted (6) ADDING ADDlING

DOWN

1   Discussion of climate condition (7) WHETHER (~weather)

2   Crook's below criminal (5) ELBOW*

3   Handsome bachelor's driving away in genuine Tesla (7) LIBERAL LI(-t+b)BERAL

5   Fanning brings up reasonably boring information (6) DAKOTA {DA{OK<=}TA}

6   Whole India's protected by minute nuclear bombs (9) NUMERICAL {I} in {M+NUCLEAR}*

7   Please model when up against cover of fortnightly (7) SATISFY {SIT}{AS}<={Fo...lY}

8   Mike Gatting mostly bats elsewhere when not working (6,4,3) TAKING TIME OFF {MIKE+GATTINg}* [RA] (Correction - {MIKE+GATTINg}*{OFF} - See comments)

14 Recline with TV broadcast in chamber (9) VENTRICLE {RECLINE+TV}*

16 Quality of book concerning University's higher up (7) TEXTURE {TEXT} with {RE}<=>{U}

18 Managed hard then went ahead (7) HANDLED {H}{AND}{LED}

19 Shooting after holding steady with the other hand (7) FILMING FI(-r+l)LMING

20 Paper suits worn at entrance of ER (6) TISSUE {SUITS*}{Er}

23 Low lying, basically Indian vegetable (5) MOOLI {MOO}{Ly..g}{I}

Reference List

Husband = H, Wife = W, Bishop = B, Bar = T, Order = OM(Order of Merit), Vermouth = IT, Base = E, Fifty = L, Line = L, Bachelor = B, Tesla = T, India = I, Minute = M, Concerning = RE, University = U, Hard = H, Low = MOO, Indian = I

No 13950, Tuesday 22 Aug 2023, Dr. X

Solution to 1D 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   Suggestion saving lives in plague (8) NUISANCE {NU{IS}ANCE}

5   English prince captivated by model's liveliness (6) ESPRIT {E}{S{PR}IT}

10 Bound by ultimately provocative lady in retreat, nervous (7) DELIMIT {p...vE}{L} in {TIMID<=}

11 Penny in wild beano at reception, primarily where drinks are free (4,3) OPEN BAR {O{P}ENBA*}{Re...n}

12 Arrives in hotel and sleeps (5) LANDS [T]

13 A little indisposed? Doctor sent iron supplement (9) INSERTION {In...d}{SENT+IRON}*

14 Committed offence, meddling about after consuming ecstasy (6-6) SINGLE-MINDED {SIN}{MEDDLING}* over {E}

18 Unfriendly member acting in a short film (12) MISANTHROPIC {M}{IN+A+SHORT}*{PIC}

21 Catches criminals outside plot (9) CONTRACTS {CON{TRACT}S}

23 Etna erupted around noon, concerning (5) ANENT {A{N}ENT*}

24 Smarter to avoid starter of aloo that's saltier (7) BRINIER BRaINIER

25 Description of oriental article found in quarry (7) EPITHET {E}{PI{THE}T}

26 Need a name perhaps for group of nine (6) ENNEAD {NEED+A+N}*

27 Defender in tears, so devastated by Ronaldo's header (8) ASSERTOR {TEARS+SO}*{Ro...o} 

DOWN

1   Indicate procedure to excise a little round lump (6) N?D?L? (Addendum - NODULE - {NOD}{rULE} - See comments)

2   One left overwhelmed by row with girl is taking it easy (6) IDLING {1}{D{L}IN}{G}

3   Revelation of a Mafia boss confining lass on island (9) ADMISSION {A}{D{MISS}{I}ON}

4   Becoming independent by cancelling one's cable service (7,3,4) CUTTING THE CORD [DD]

6   Direct most eerie films (5) STEER [T]

7   Reconstructs pictorial puzzle to entertain one lad on vacation (8) REBUILDS {REBU{1}{LaD}S}

8   Song of lamentation is a number about retired professor (8) THRENODE {THRE{DON<=}E}

9   Noise in fancy suite? Boss snores endlessly (14) BOISTEROUSNESS {SUITE+BOSS+SNOREs}*

15 Derivative of Vitamin E - it possibly suppresses onset of neuropathy (9) IMITATIVE {VITAMIn+E+IT}*

16 Friendly maiden enthralled by excellent guy (8) AMICABLE {A{M}1}{CABLE}

17 American star, one cheating around in South American city (8) ASUNCION {A}{SUN}{C{1}ON}

19 Passionate woman turned to embrace date with love at bar (3-3) RED HOT {RE{D}H<=}{O}{T}

20 Releasing energy, revolves around stationary part of engine (6) STATOR ROTATeS<=

22 Queen wanting fantastic Qatari side dish (5) RAITA qATARI*

Reference List

English = E, Prince = PR, Lady = L, Penny = P, Ecstasy = E, Member = M, Noon = N, Oriental = E, Name = N, Left = L, Girl = G, Island = I, Maiden = M, Date = D, Bar = T, Energy = EQueen = Q