No 13691, Friday 21 Oct 2022, Vidwan

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ACROSS

1   Criminal tries to follow Jesus ultimately, becomes a monk (6) SISTER {TRIES}*<=>{j..uS}

5   Supply food to tiger and bear regularly (5) CATER {CAT}{bEaR}

10 Notes say for short-term memory (5) CACHE (~cash)

11 One on raft drifts post-lunch (9) AFTERNOON*

12 Tentative like peacekeepers and detectives in action (9) UNDECIDED {UN}{DE{CID}ED}

13 Some scout gold for spending (5) OUTGO [T]

14 Islander not bothered by Harry returning (6) TONGAN {NOT*}{NAG<=}

15 Very mild air conditioning for a common Russian (8) VLADIMIR {V+MILD+AIR}*

18 Against being placed between two setters at present (8) MEANTIME {ME}{ANTI}{ME}

20 Current baroque master (6) STREAM*

22 Good morning! Must regularly stretch! (5) GAMUT {G}{AM}{mUsT}

24 Mostly a PC forms part of a cell (9) CYTOPLASM*

25 Crafty, stylish queen's boring because... (9) INSINCERE {IN}{SINC{ER}E}

26 Applied bare negatives (2,3) IN USE mINUSEs

27 Hitch cold couple (not married) (5) CATCH {C}{mATCH}

28 Source dam (6) MOTHER [DD]

DOWN

2   Lean mini-disc cut out for soundtrack (10,5) INCIDENTAL MUSIC*

3   Clear cut sort of tan (9) TRENCHANT {TRENCH}{TAN*}

4   State of war and suffering (6) RWANDA*

5   A duke in advance towards large fortress (7) CITADEL {CIT{A}{D}E}{L}

6   Grotesque roots and trunk (5) TORSO*

7   Moor's peculiar quality - loses head, hides anger, seems neither hot nor cold (4,11) ROOM TEMPERATURE {MOOR*}{nATURE} over {TEMPER}

8   Mostly blame accrues to male coach (8) ACCUSTOM {ACCUSe}{TO}{M}

9   Part of brain for knowledge (4) INFO [T]

15 Victory? That is struggle! (3) VIE {V}{IE}

16 Piece of information from one at top and base (9) DATAPOINT {1+AT+TOP+AND}*}

17 Recall meme about boring free beer (8) REMEMBER {R{MEME<=}BER*} There's an extra E and a missing R in the fodder

19 The neurotic trails, a piece of data about a cold, cruel king (7) MACBETH {THE}*<=>{M{A}{C}B}

21 Small squad having right flow (6) STREAM {S}{T{R}EAM}

22 Sounds like opening step (4) GAIT (~gate)

23 Not hot! The take-home rule! (5) TENET {ThE}{NET}

Reference List

Peacekeepers = UN, Very = V, Good = G, Stylish = IN, Queen = ER, Cold = C, Married = M, Duke = D, Large = L, Male = M, Victory = V, Piece of data = MB, Small = S, Right = R, Hot = H, Take home = NET

No 13690, Thursday 20 Oct 2022, Dr. X

Solution to 19D 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.

ACROSS

1   Daring but reactionary, without virtue (8) TEMERITY {TE{MERIT}Y<=}

5   British youngsters wielding oriental knives (6)  BLADES {B}{LAD{E}S}

10 One making an effort to ensnare good girl in trip (7) TRIGGER {TRI{G}{G}ER}

11 Egg white and bun - meal's served (7) ALBUMEN*

12 Goalie injured, taking prolonged rest (3-2) LIE-IN [T]

13 Resolution to destroy primarily unscrupulous nationalist in contest (9) ENDURANCE {END}{Un...s}{RA{N}CE}

14 Restless person ignoring wife cheats around, reflecting weak character (7,5) ROLLING STONE {wRO{ILL<=}NGS}{TONE}

18 Fiercely blast employee essentially fomenting trouble (5,3,4) TOOTH AND NAIL {TOOT}{HAND}{f..eNt..g}{AIL}

21 Fool mixing rum, gin and soda finally knocked out (9) IGNORAMUS {RUM+GIN+SOdA}

23 Caught with miss, getting intimate (5) CLOSE {C}{LOSE}

24 List one condition primarily relating to the intestines (7) ENTERIC {ENTER}{1}{Co...n}

25 Fumes from drain (7) EXHAUST [DD]

26 Brood about hard religious instruction in Jewish month (6) TISHRI {SIT<=}{H}{RI}

27 Fall after consuming drink with associate in Bulgarian capital (8) STOTINKA {S{TOT}INK}{A} 

DOWN

1   Gossip in story about couple of models (6) TATTLE {TA{T}{T}LE}

2   Distress concealed by most simple American novelist (6) MAILER {M{AIL}ERe}

3   Groans miserably, eating Scottish sweetheart's hot dish of curried meat (5,4) ROGAN JOSH  {ROGAN{JO'S*}{H}

4   Short story by Agatha Christie in the incredible novel enthrals many (5,5,4) THREE BLIND MICE  {THE+INCREDIBLE}* over {M}

6   Heave with a bit of rattle in type of pneumonia (5) LOBAR {LOB}{A}{Ra...e} Semi&lit

7   Control darling after party (8) DOMINION {MINION}<=>{DO}

8   Coalesced under heat perhaps in desert (8) SINTERED*

9   What paraglider hopes to do in the end to have good luck (4,2,4,4) LAND ON ONES FEET {DD]

15 Irritation after wicket's snared by crap, unorthodox shot (6-3) SWITCH-HIT {ITCH}<=>{W} in {SHIT}

16 Most serious-minded son seeks help to crack examination (8) STAIDEST {S}{T{AID}EST}

17 Alludes to criminals stifling witness (8) CONNOTES {CON{NOTE}S}

19 Cheat bites ball! Pakistan's captain removed in row (6) ?O?U?N (Addendum - COLUMN {CO{LUMp}N)

20 Where one might sleep with a girl (6) BERTHA {BERTH}{A}

22 More unusual neuroma essentially in back, recurrent (5) RARER {neuRoma} in {REAR<=}

Reference List

British = B, Oriental = E, Good = G, Girl = G, Nationalist = N, Wife = W, Blast = TOOT, Caught= C, Hard = H, Religious instruction = RI, Associate = A, Model = T, Scottish sweetheart = JO, Hot = H, Many = M, Wicket = W, Son = S