Financial Times 17403 Julius

Thank you to Julius. Definitions are underlined in the clues.

Across

1. Take drugs, emaciated, drawn, shabby (3-5)

DOG-EARED : [DO GEAR](take/use illegal drugs/gear) + “emaciated” minus all its inner letters (drawn/drained from).

5. 0-0 in Paris — time to find one’s correct position (6)

ORIENT : O(letter representing 0) plus(–/hyphen) RIEN(as spoken in Paris, French for “nothing”/0) + T(abbrev. for “time”).

10. Make even draw around about 7 (5,2)

LEVEL UP : Reversal of(… about) PULL(to draw/to tow) containing(about) EVE(answer to 7 down).

11. State former President beginning to struggle (7)

EXPRESS : EX-(prefix signifying former/once) PRES(abbrev. for “President”) + 1st letter of(beginning to) “struggle“.

12. Caught touchy setter stripping off for bed (9)

COUCHETTE : C(abbrev. for “caught” in cricket scores) + “touchy setter” minus the respective 1st and last letters(stripping off).

Was the setter responding to this question (just wondering):

13. Thing coming out after dark? (5)

NIGHT : Anagram of(… coming out) THING.

15. Extra incentive to board public transport? (5)

TRAIN : Hidden in(… to board/to cover) “Extra incentive“.

16. Intently looking around, very hungry (8)

STARVING : STARING(intently looking with one’s eyes wide open) containing(around) V(abbrev. for “very”).

19. Moles which are found under the tracks? (8)

SLEEPERS : Double defn: 1st: …/spies who are in sensitive positions in a country’s security organisations; and 2nd: Beams … of a railway.

20. African animal area located between two major US cities (5)

NYALA : A(abbrev. for “area”) contained in(located between) NY,LA(abbrev. for New York and Los Angeles respectively, 2 major cities in the US).

The female: and male:

21. Give birth with assistance (5)

WHELP : W(abbrev. for “with”) + HELP(assistance/services or resources offered to ease someone’s efforts).

Defn: Of a dog, to …

23. Playing piano, Ute Lemper’s intro is rich, earthy, fluid (6,3)

PEANUT OIL : Anagram of(Playing) [ PIANO, UTE ] + 1st letter of(…’s intro) “Lemper“) .

25. Imperial unit capturing European vessel (7)

GALLEON : GALLON(an Imperial unit of liquid or dry volume) containing(capturing) E(abbrev. for “European”).

27. The German raid injured Francophone philosopher (7)

DERRIDA : DER(the article, “the” in German) + anagram of(… injured) RAID.

Answer: …, Jacques, Algerian-born French philosopher.

28. When flying, don’t be taking British Airways — it’s only reasonable (3,3)

NOT BAD : Anagram of(When flying) DON’T containing(be taking) BA(abbrev. for British Airways).

29. Liqueur established during a 13 in America? (8)

ANISETTE : SET(established/instituted) contained in(during) [A + NITE(“night”/answer to 13 across, as spelled in America) ].

Down

1. Fine food store McCartney regularly sampled (8)

DELICATE : DELI(short for “delicatessen”/store selling ready-to-eat foods) + 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th letters of(… regularly sampled) “McCartney“.

2. Bemused solvers’ call for help Julius has answered 32 times? (4,2,1,4)

GIVE US A CLUE : Cryptic defn: Call by puzzled solvers and duly answered by Julius with 32 clues in this crossword.

3. Last station announcement? (3,6)

ALL CHANGE : Cryptic defn: An announcement to remaining passengers at the station at the end of a train route.

4. Spain claiming penny in tax upset economic migrant (5)

EXPAT : E(International Vehicle Registration code for Spanish-registered vehicles) plus(claiming) [ P(abbrev. for “penny”, unit of English currency) contained in(in) reversal of(… upset, in a down clue) TAX].

Defn: An example of which is an “economic migrant”, one who resides outside his/her native country to work in another country.

6. Mature nurse sustaining tear (5)

RIPEN : EN(abbrev. for “enrolled nurse”, a grade of nursing assistants) placed below(sustaining/supporting, in a down clue) RIP(a tear/split).

7. Electronic vehicle drained the night before the festival (3)

EVE : E-(prefix for things electronic) + “vehicle” minus all its inner letters(drained/emptied).

8. Box Victor in upcoming challenge (2,3)

TV SET : V(letter represented by “Victor” in the phonetic alphabet) contained in(in) reversal of(upcoming, in a down clue) TEST(to challenge/strain).

9. Old soldiers check trap which has been set up (8)

VETERANS : VET(to check/to screen) + reversal of(… which has been set up, in a down clue) SNARE(a trap to catch birds or mammals).

14. Family history buff got lineages wrong (11)

GENEALOGIST : Anagram of(… wrong) GOT LINEAGES.

16. Wholesale store’s opening certain branches like this? (8)

SWEEPING : 1st letter of(…’s opening) “store” + WEEPING(describing a tree with drooping branches).

Defn: …, as with a statement, not taking into account any exceptions or particular cases.

17. Groups at the front cycling round the back of 15 perhaps (9)

VANGUARDS : [ GUARD’S VAN ](a carriage at the back of a train/answer to 15 across in which the guard travels) with the 2nd word moved to the front(cycling round …).

18. Cost of training? (4,4)

RAIL FARE : Cryptic defn: What you pay for riding on the train/training.

21. Coach women’s American golf organisation discharged (5)

WAGON : W(abbrev. for “women’s”) + A(abbrev. for “American”) + G(letter represented by “golf” in the phonetic alphabet) + “organisation” minus all its inner letters(discharged/emptied).

Defn: …, a type of four-wheeled vehicle.

22. Masterpiece debut of artist (after Mondrian) (5)

PIETA : 1st letter of(debut of) “artist” placed below(after, in a down clue) PIET(Mondrian, the Dutch painter).

Defn: … of sculpture by Michelangelo.

24. Poet‘s adult nude sculpture (5)

AUDEN : A(abbrev. for “adult”) + anagram of(… sculpture) NUDE.

Answer: …, W.H.

26. Drunk subaltern going round island (3)

LIT : LT(abbrev. for “lieutenant”, an officer in the British Army below the rank of captain) containing(going round) I(abbrev. for “island”).