Financial Times 14788 with Picture Quiz

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow.  To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.)  A straightforward puzzle, thanks to Armonie.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.

Across

1    A doodlebug devoured fly (6)

AVIATE : A + V-I(with the numeral Romanised, the V-1;the German flying bomb in WWII, nicknamed the doodlebug) + ATE(devoured).

Defn: What aviators do.

4    Outrages Tory wearing casual shoes (8)

SCANDALS : C(abbrev. for a Conservative;a Tory) contained in(wearing) SANDALS(casual shoes).

9    Liking for smack (5)

TASTE : Double defn: 2nd: A distinctive flavour.

10    Naval officer captures British force? Excellent! (9)

ADMIRABLE : [ ADMIRAL(a senior naval officer) containing(captures) B(abbrev. for “British”) ] + E(symbol for “electromotive force” in physics, though a preferable symbol would be “emf”, to distinguish it from “energy”, the quantity more familiarly symbolised by “E” ].

11    Founder of fell race could be leading (7)

CREATOR : TOR(a fell;a barren or stony hill) placed after(… leading) anagram of(could be) RACE.

12    A spouse’s posh recipe for ham (7)

AMATEUR : A + MATE(a spouse) + U(posh;characteristic of the upper class) +R(abbrev. for “recipe”).

Defn: Not accomplished;unskilful.

13    Tuck in a sweatshirt (4)

EATS : Hidden in(in a) “sweatshirt “.

Defn: Food.

14    Penny takes craftsman underground (8)

PARTISAN : P(abbrev. for “penny”) plus(takes) ARTISAN(a craftsman).

Defn: Descriptive of underground guerrilla forces fighting an occupying army.

17    Engineers popped off and put right (8)

REMEDIED : R.E.M.E.(abbrev. for the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers corps in the British military) + DIED(popped off;expired).

19    Swimmer unhappy having caught cold (4)

SCAD : SAD(unhappy) containing(having caught) C(abbrev. for “cold”).

Defn:  … in schools:

22    Top lost from conditioner more frequently (7)

OFTENER : The 1st letter deleted from(Top lost from) “softener”(a conditioner;a substance used in washing to make things, eg. clothes, hair, softer)

24    In song, tease a champion of popular rights (7)

TRIBUNE : TUNE(a song;a melody) containing(In …) RIB(to tease;to make fun of).

Defn: A person or institution that champions public rights.

25    Cecil spat out, “That’s doubtful!” (9)

SCEPTICAL : Anagram of(… out) CECIL SPAT.

Defn: …, as in “he’s doubtful of her explanation”.

26    Information soldier got from school (5)

GENRE : GEN(information) + RE(abbrev. for a “Royal Engineer” in the British military).

Defn: A category of artistic compositions, such as music or literature, distinguished by a certain style, form or content.

27    Advertising is, in certain environment, an eye-opener (8)

SURPRISE : [ PR(abbrev. for “public relations”;advertising) + IS] contained in(in … environment) SURE(certain;without doubt).

28    Authority allowed adornment (6)

ARMLET : ARM(authority, as in the “arm of the law”) + LET(allowed).

Down

1    Diplomat‘s daughter married (8)

ATTACHED : ATTACHÉ(a specialist, well, attached to a diplomatic mission) + D(abbrev. for “daughter”).

2    Police officer crept in so cunningly (9)

INSPECTOR : Anagram of(… cunningly) CREPT IN SO.

3    Looks after doctor at rest (6)

TREATS : Anagram of(doctor) AT REST.

5    Commander, somewhat mad, is sectioned (13)

COMPARTMENTAL : COM(abbrev. for “commander”) + PART(to some extent;somewhat) + MENTAL(mad;not right in the head).

6    Operatic heroine partners French invaders (7)

NORMANS : NORMA(heroine of Bellini’s opera of the same name) + N,S(abbrev. for “north” and “south”, nominally, partners in a bridge game).

Defn: … and conquerors of England in 1066.

7    Walk accomplished around Maidenhead (5)

AMBLE : ABLE(accomplished;expert) containing(around) the 1st letter of(…head) “Maiden“.

8    Make a mistake in retiring for a drink (6)

SHERRY : ERR(to make an error) contained in(in) SHY(retiring;reserved).

10    Atmosphere on beach’s good? People initially show affectation! (4,3,6)

AIRS AND GRACES : AIR(the atmosphere) plus(on, in a down clue) SAND(a sandy area, say, a beach) + G(abbrev. for “good”) + RACE(a group of people with common ancestry) + the 1st letter of(initially) “show“.

15    Clan to run off at night (9)

NOCTURNAL : Anagram of(… off) CLAN TO RUN.

16    Supporter for a girl in depression (8)

ADHERENT : A + HER(pronoun referring to a girl) contained in(in) DENT(a depression in a surface, made by applying pressure, or a blow).

18    Man accepts direction in church (7)

MINSTER : MISTER(a form of address for a man) containing(accepts) N(abbrev. for “north”, a geographic direction).

20    Increases sales, initially in footwear (6)

BOOSTS : The 1st letter of(…, initially) “sales ” contained in(in) BOOTS(footwear).

21    Construction worker to start going topless (6)

RIGGER : “trigger”(to start;to set off) minus its 1st letter(going topless, in a down clue).

Defn: … skilled in the use of pulleys, lifting gear, cranes, etc.

23    His or her model beneficiary (5)

THEIR : T(the car model, the first to be mass-produced by the Ford Motor Company) + HEIR(beneficiary to an estate, say).

Defn: Third person possessive pronoun. “His OR her” doesn’t seem compatible with the plural answer.

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