No 13135, Saturday 02 Jan 2021, Afterdark

 

Across

1 Perhaps where hair is //  being too difficult to comprehend (5,4,4) ABOVE ONES HEAD (DD)
10 Gets together again? Sure, fine I am unhappy (9) REUNIFIES {SURE+FINE+I*}
11 Can be at a corner untied... (5) LOOSE {LOO}{SE}
12 ... push to western corner (5) WEDGE {W}{EDGE}
13A long part — Bible without preamble is hard to read (9) ILLEGIBLE {I}{L}{LEG}{bIBLE}
14 By this document, take clear honey and fill it with freshly brewed beer (6) HEREBY {Hone{BEER*}Y}
16 Take to good cake counter... (4) GRAB {G}{BAR<=}
19 ... longing to stock, skipping first course (4) ACHE {cACHE}
20 Sleeve sun’s heat, hard covering (6) SHEATH (T)
25 Napoleon is alone within a radius, say (9) BONAPARTE {BON{APART}E}

26 Spike mark over one’s stomach (5) PITON {PIT}{O}{oNe}
27 Darling princess is back; cool (5) TEPID {DI}{PET}<=  Wordplay seems to lead to {PET}{DI}<=
28 Slob, you should develop and get very independent without doubt (9) OBVIOUSLY {SLOB+YOU*} around {V}{I}
29 Maybe to build a house one has to plan, lay roof, build, following father in retrospective (5,3,1,4) APPLY FOR A LOAN {PA<=}{PLAN+LAY+ROOF*}

Down

2 Heading to take a run, needlessly at the end, it’s perhaps a four (8) BOUNDARY {BOUND}{A}{R}{needlesslY}
3 Fabric made from olive... (5) VOILE {OLIVE*}
4 ... ironing caused damage, hole in the centre at the start (6) ORIGIN {IROnING*}
5 To preserve fodder, use saline, gets good with age ultimately (8) ENSILAGE {SALINE*}{G}{agE}
6 Handwritten manuscript on table, beneath his head, pupil wearing glasses (9) HOLOGRAPH {His}{O{L}O}{GRAPH}
7 Organism found on a broken beam; give oxygen (6) AMOEBA {A}{BEAM*} around {O}
8 Great, worth rewriting to get advance (6) GROWTH {G}{WORTH*}
9 Break off with Ambrose, very obsessive (5) SEVER (T)
15 Retreat from workplace counter, it’s overpacked, chaotic (9) BACKPEDAL {LAB<=} around {PACKED*}
17 Rates and leaves in a hurry (5,3) TEARS OFF {RATES*} Reverse Anagram
18 Musical composition from fine saint struggling in a support group (8) FANTASIA {F}{A{SAINT*}A}
21 SI units to get unknown resistance countered by birds flying around (6) HENRYS {HEN{{Y}{R}<=}S}
22 A boy had been slow (5) ABATE {A}{B}{ATE}
23 Quickly acquire pups and cut the tail to shape (4,2) SNAP UP {PUPS+ANd*}
24 Beau very short, could be a rodent (6) BEAVER {BEAu}{VERy}

26 Bird needs power on the wings upfront to hunt (5) PROWL {PoweR}{OWL}

Reference List

 

Can=Loo, Corner=SE, Western=W, A=I (A=One=I), Long=L, Good=G, Over=O, Darling=Pet, Princess=Di, Very=V, Independent=I, Father=Pa
Pupil=L, Glasses=OO, Oxygen=O, Great=G, Fine=F, Support Group=AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), Unknown=Y, Resistance=R, Boy=B

 

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No 13134, Friday 01 Jan 2021, Afterdark

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ACROSS

9   Articles about organised crime in country, perhaps (7) AMERICA {A}{CRIME*}{A}

10 Commercial about Robert, censored first, edited and suspended (7) ABORTED {A{rOBERT*}D}

11 Qualifies to nurse a baby, first at house winning accolade at the end (7) ENABLES {EN}{A}{Baby}{L{a...dE}S}

12 Fusion, Kamal gamingly included (7) AMALGAM [T]

13 Our neighbour is a pianist, takes one thousand after play (9) PAKISTANI {A+PIANIST}* over {K}

15 Say, Hugo’s son’s dirty to the extremes is advancing (5) DYSON {SON}<=>{DirtY}

16 A saint and a count lost in the middle (7) APOLLOS {A}{POLL}{lOSt}

19 Recon missions — heard you are in new shift on Sunday (7) SHUFTIS {SH{U(~you)}FTI*}{S}

20 Breaks run, finishes... (5) RENDS {R}{ENDS}

21 ... in bed having fractured ankle bone, perhaps covered (9) BLANKETED {B{ANKLE*}{T}ED}

25 Dish made with rava, one that could substitute another with oil sprinkled (7) RAVIOLI {RAV(-a+1)I}{OLI*}

26 Uses strategies to back me to the top (7) EMPLOYS {PLOYS}<=>{ME<=}

28 Warning for Harry Potter to stop illusion ultimately (7) PORTENT {PORTE{i...oN}T*}

29 It’s indispensable these days; tea with redheads keeping company (7) CHARGER {CHA}{Re...d}{GE}{Re...d}

DOWN

1   Invented a cheese, say (4,2) MADE UP {EDAM}<=

2   Restored boat in a city (6) NEWARK {NEW}{ARK}

3   Jack’s partner is unwell after taking some juice (4) JILL {ILL}<=>{Ju..e}

4   Last function, Australia’s host; creates disgust (6) NAUSEA {f...oN}{AU}{SEA}

5   Wages at South America low — a sign? (8) SALARIES {SA}{L}{ARIES}

6   Say, Bradman scored zero; what a character (6,4) DONALD DUCK {DONALD}{DUCK}

7   Representation of Gates... (5,3) STAGE SET {GATES}* [RA]

8   ... assortment of funny guys, teams without substance (8) ODDMENTS {ODD}{MEN}{TeamS}

14 Vendors of beers, bit of weed behind school receive warning (10) SALESWOMEN {ALES}{Weed}<=>{S} and{OMEN}

16 Type of assistance during floods as road rips (8) AIRDROPS*

17 Perhaps a dog? Move in, or run away (8) OMNIVORE*

18 Gravity in orbit? Yes, in a different way (8) SOBRIETY*

22 Fine morning enriches often... (6) AMERCE {AM}{EnRiChEs}

23 ... in between, some rain interferes however (6) THOUGH THrOUGH

24 See, front door key’s rusty at the edges (6) DESCRY {Door}{ESC}{RustY}

27 Runs away with pearl ring (4) PEAL PEArL

Reference List

Commercial = AD, Nurse = EN, House = LS(Lok Sabha), Thousand = K, Sunday = S, Run = R, Bone = T(T-bone), Tea = CHA, Redheads = R, Low = L, School = S