No 13767, Friday 20 Jan 2023, Afterdark

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ACROSS

9   Known approach to get result (7) OUTCOME {OUT}{COME}

10 Crown's guaranteed with liberty (7) LEISURE {LEI}{SURE}

11 The French are in range in craft (7) SLEIGHT {S{LE}IGHT}

12 Guy allowed to cross Middle-Eastern shelter (7) MANTLET {MAN}{easTern}{LET}

13 Staying power to end having lost latitude in nuclear explosion (9) ENDURANCE {END}{NUClEAR*}

15 Nothing for one blemish of a film, say (5) SPOOL SPO(-i+o)OL

16 Horridly done, legally dumping first lover (7) AWFULLY lAWFULLY

19 If female is sacked, worthlessness can be converted as advantage (7) UTILITY fUTILITY

20 Mostly uniform colour everywhere (5) KHAKI [DD]

21 Surveillance needs sixth sense, time to cross one working (9) ESPIONAGE {ESP}{AGE} over {1}{ON}

25 Relaxed with you at the end, in new lodge building (7) LOUNGED {yoU} in {N+LODGE}*

26 Leading Tamil star's goal is to move one ahead creating huge waves (7) TSUNAMI {Ta..l}{SUN}{A(-i)M(+i)I}

28 Brie processed by Scotsman? No some ancient people (7) IBERIAN {BRIE*}{IAN}

29 Active goon slyly stealing article (2,3,2) ON THE GO {GOON}* over {THE}

DOWN

1   Top frigate, close to crash the front deck of the ship (6) FOCSLE {Fr...e}{CLOSE*}

2   Escort at the end after man leaves (6) ATTEND {AT}{The}{END}

3   Paying guest is working inside with perfume (4) PONG {P{ON}G}

4   Elementary particle bounced losing a circle. Neutrino primarily (6) LEPTON {LEaPT}{O}{Ne...o}

5   Torch fuel empty on morning, getting escort (8) FLAMBEAU {FueL}{AM}{BEAU}

6   Son aims to remove walls of lipid, reconstruct quietly (10) PIANISSIMO {SON+AIMS+lIPId}*

7   Masses in RNA producer that miraculously uncoil around middle of cell in reverse (8) NUCLEOLI {UNCOIL}* over {cELl<=}

8   People count in the mind (8) MENTALLY {MEN}{TALLY}

14 Wrap in gold plate at the tips at home and its used for making chapati (7,3) ROLLING PIN {ROLL}{IN}{Gold}{Pl..e}{IN}

16 Dial Ola to pick up Kaufman first to develop organic compounds (8) ALKALOID {DIAL+OLA+Ka...n}*

17 Presented after due? Rubbish (8) FEATURED*

18 Youth leader releases woman from holding and abandoning (8) YIELDING {Yo..h}{wIELDING}

22 Snake language (6) PYTHON [DD]

23 Surprised at morning to receive Arizona journalist (6) AMAZED {AM}{AZ}{ED}

24 Media guy on limitless steroids and is reeling (6) EDITOR sTEROIDs*

27 By one/two as I picked up (4) UNTO {UN}{(~two)TO}

Reference List

The in French = LE, Latitude = L, Female = F, Sixth sense = ESP, New = N, Paying guest = PG, Woman = W, Journalist = ED

No 13766, Thursday 19 Jan 2023, Afterdark

Solution to 12A 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   Makes things very easy for workers? Fresh debate organised (11) FEATHERBEDS*

9   Mumbai Indians catch (a top coach including) a vehicle (7) MINICAB {MI}{N{1}{Co..h}AB}

10 Leading actor, woman, single overtaking Number One (7) HEROINE {HER}{O{1}NE}

11 Study of fictional king at north (5) LEARN {LEAR}{N}

12 Transmit readings, note encountered in roll back (9) T?L?M?T?R (Addendum - TELEMETER {TE}{LE{MET}ER<=} - See comments)

13 Quiet sanctuary vacated by mother (5) MUMSY {MUM}{Sa...rY}

15 Not able to take a short log up to fetch a fruit (9) CANTALOUP {CAN'T}{A}{LOg}{ UP}

18 Baldness? Not applicable to King Edward's head (9) NAKEDNESS {NA}{K}{ED}{NESS}

21 Lover in the morning ill-tempered starting late (5) AMOUR {AM}{sOUR}

22 Fort gets donor building main entrance (5,4) FRONT DOOR {FORT+DONOR}* 

24 Sample chipped at the top, apply some pidilite or gum (5) PASTE (-t+p)PASTE

26 Experts meet scholars at NY time to go to Rhode Island (7) MAESTRI {MA}{EST}{RI}

27 Up about house at Middlesex beat (7) PULSATE {UP<=}{LS}{AT}{sEx}

28 Steamy sites removed by order (11) SYSTEMATISE* 

DOWN

1   I am fine, my broadcast is for people with wife and children (6,3) FAMILY MEN* An extra I and an L short in the fodder

2   Disorder in kneecap, nearly plastered (5) APNEA [T]

3   Writer looked beyond a point. So cliched (9) HACKNEYED {HACK}{N}{EYED}

4   Routine is mostly bore, should be reversed. Get a book, go to disco often (7) ROBOTIC {BORe<=}{OT}{dIsCo}

5   Grade online chapter, take time to cover first lesson (7) ECHELON {E}{CH}{E{Le...n}ON}

6   Pick drinks later on road (5) STRUM {RUM}<=>{ST}

7   One of 26 contracted virus too (8) VIRTUOSO*

8   Female attention is a concern (4) FEAR {F}{EAR}

14 Facelift of man's done. Having cake, no cold (8) MAKEOVER {M}{cAKE}{OVER}

16 A curb on exercise, everyone should return for a performance without instruments (1,8) A CAPPELLA {A}{CAP}{{PE}{ALL<=}

17 Northbound salesman's powerful to carry on (9) PERSEVERE {REP<=}{SEVERE}

19 Sensualists, kinky trio in a London area, heart of Essex (7) EROTICS {E{TRIO*}C}{esSex}

20 Disaster, a cat has disappeared with a Greek poem (7) STROPHE cataSTROPHE

22 Greatness? Nothing with author (4) FAME {FA}{ME}

23 Carries to Lawrence at Sweden (5) TOTES {TO}{TE}{S}

25 A guru in Whatsapp (in social media) with ego (5) SWAMI {S{WA}M}{I}

Reference List

North = N, Note = TE, King = K Edward = ED, NY Time = EST(Eastern Standard Time), House = LS(Lok Sabha), Point = N(North), Book = OT(Old Testament), Online = E, Chapter = CH, Female = F, Man = M, Cold = C, Exercise = PE, London area = EC, Nothing = FA(Fanny Adams), Lawrence = TE{T.E. Lawrence), Sweden = S, WhatsApp = WA, Social media = SM, Ego = I