No 13562, Saturday 21 May 2022, Hypatia

ACROSS

1   Got a new hybrid vehicle (5) TONGA*

4   Xi follows America secretly (5) ASIDE {SIDE}<=>{A}

11 Busy judge losing focus during conclusion (7) ENGAGED {EN{GAuGE}D}

12 Returns to occupy a bar counter (7) AGAINST {A}{GAINS}{T}

13 Board line moving to the end of aircraft (5) PANEL P(-l)ANE(+l)L

14 Boycott scores at one ground (9) OSTRACISE {SCORES+AT+1}*

15 “Burn” — popular movie review? (10) INCINERATE {IN}{CINE}{RATE}

17 Primarily get your muscles strengthened in these places (4) GYMS Acrostic Semi&lit

19 Peck, in “Moby Dick”, is sensational (4) KISS [T]

21 Crooked crimes may proliferate over time (10) ASYMMETRIC {CRIMES+MAY}* over {T}

25 “Jack Spree”, introduced by Spooner to local host (9) BARTENDER (~tar bender to bartender)

27 Inference point frequently in dreams thru REM (5) DATUM {DreAms+ThrU+reM}

28 Time to overcome resistance in order to defeat (7) TANKING (-r+t)TANKING

29 Novice, for sure (3,4) NEW USER {SURE}* [RA]

30 Daughter and divorced wife provided backing to firm (5) FIXED {D}{EX}{IF}<=

31 Bohemian in revolutionary plays (Pygmalion?) (5) GYPSY [T<=]

DOWN

2   Natural gas mostly stored in iron tanks with carbon (7) ORGANIC {OR{GAs}NI*}{C}

3   Amusement of soldier leading horse to fish (8) GIGGLING {GI}{GG}{LING}

5   Gosh! Am always filled with hot air (6) SHAMAL [T]

6   Studies with youngster, initially, about sex and body (7) DENSITY {DENS}{Yo...r} over {IT}

7   President resides in capital — an old city (6) DELPHI {DEL{P}HI}

8   Notice sweetheart taking time out shifts and stays (8) ADJOURNS {AD}{JO}{tURNS}

9   Inclination for hypocrisy (4) CANT [DD]

10 Moms heading out to rest (6) OTHERS mOTHERS

16 Crushed mint? A rad ingredient in sambar! (8) TAMARIND*

18 Complete a course after school and discharge (4,4) SEND AWAY {END}{A}{WAY}<=>{S}

19 Interfere just a little in Kazakhstan (6) KIBITZ {K{1}{BIT}Z}

20 Shortened sargam in versatile instrument (7) SARANGI {SARGAm+IN}*

22 Stranger stops others at school and checks again (7) RETESTS {R{ET}EST}{S}

23 Setter in vehicle with a moviemaker (6) CAMERA {CA{ME}R}{A}

24 Dirty filter’s half immersed in river (6) DEFILE {DE{FILter}E}

26 Likes insults (4) DIGS [DD]

Reference List

New = N, XI = SIDE, America = A, Bar = T, Line = L, Popular = IN, Time = T, Jack = TAR, Spree = BENDER, Resistance = R, Daughter = D, Divorced wife = EX

Soldier = GI, Horse = GG, Studies = DENS, Sex = IT, President = P, Notice = AD, Sweetheart = JO, School = S, Kazakhstan = KZ,Stranger = ET 

Colour/Font Scheme

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No 13561, Friday 20 May 2022, Vidwan

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ACROSS

7   Vegetable roll — one pence (6) TURNIP {TURN}{1}{P}

8   Battle of Athens partly won by Roman manoeuvring (8) MARATHON {MAR{ATHens}ON*}

9   Groovy street talk, short and powerful, having revolutionary strain (8) STRIATED {ST}{TED} over {AIR<=}

10 I am back in Godfather territory (6) DOMAIN {DO{I+AM<=}N} 

11 Yes! No gym is free of anti-women attitude (8) MISOGYNY {Y+NO+GYM+IS}*

12 Steal the Spanish money (6) NICKEL {NICK}{EL}

13 Spooner says chap sticks wrappers! (11) CELLOPHANES (~ fellow canes to cellophanes) Doubtful Spoonerism

18 Heard Knight swear at Piccadilly for instance (6) CIRCUS (~ sir cuss)

20 Meeting of a music arranger and top new model (8) ADJACENT {A}{DJ}{ACE}{N}{T}

22 One who changes habit, dress, clothing on set regularly (6) WEANER {WEA{oN+sEt}R}

23 Natives pull the plug on electronic audio equipment (8) ENDEMICS {END}{E}{MICS}

24 To hum is to mock! (8) BADMOUTH  {TO+HUM}* [RA]

25 Oversensitive youth worried about core of democracy (6) TOUCHY {TOU{d..oCr..y}HY*}

DOWN

1   USA’s pathetic attempt, not the last, to form a nation (7) AUSTRIA {USA*}{TRIAl}

2   Treatment of ‘I don’t eat’ condition (8) ANTIDOTE*

3   Inconsistent, bit soft and slightly crazy (6) SPOTTY {Soft}{POTTY}

4   A Gridman’s cryptic instrument (8) MRIDANGA*

5   A time mantra starts to impact consciousness at extremely micro-level (6) ATOMIC {A}{T}{OM}{Im...t}{Co...s}

6   Seen as inverse of 1/10 + 100 (7) NOTICED {DECI}{TON}<=

8   A mega hydra shaped poor province (6,7)  MADHYA PRADESH {A+M+HYDRA+SHAPED}*

14 Glowing with desire and reddish, liberated upper-class female (8) LUSTROUS {LUST}{RufOUS}

15 Tribute to mother protecting child's heart, supporting, making one rise over smallest of challenges (8) ENCOMIUM {M{chIld}UM}<=>{O{Ch..s}NE<=}

16 Preservative used in grave (7) VINEGAR*

17 Dumpling made without basically any coaching (7) GNOCCHI COaCHING*

19 Back in same nice picture gallery (6) CINEMA [T<=]

21 Queen of Jews usually deified in the Hebrew sources (6) JUDITH Acrostic

Reference List

Pence = P, Yes = Y, The in Spanish = EL, New = N, Model = T, Electronic = E, Time = T, Mantra = OM, 1/100 = DECI, Mega = M, Upper-class = U, Female = F