Beelzebub 1,205 – Fifteensquared

Apologies for the tardy post, and many thanks to Gaufrid for pointing out the oversight. This was quite a tough week, so there are a couple I haven’t been able to explain fully. I’ve reproduced the clues in those cases.

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.

Across
1	TALLISH – ALL in THIS*.
6	AECIA – A + (I in ACE<).
10	HEAVY PETTING – (V + TYPE*) in HEATING.
11	ROSTRATE – TRAT in ROSE.
13/25	CHAVUTTI THIRUMAL – A in (HURT MUCH VITAL IT)*. Not a familiar term by any means.
14	ABEL – ABE Lincoln.
15	ARROW – I think this must be a dd., but can’t find the “other” definition: Formerly used missile.
19	IRRELIGION – GIRLIE* in IRON.
20	POSITIONER – (SORE POINT I)*.
22	GRIEF – E in GRIF[f].
24	ACOL – LOCA[tion]<.
27	ROULETTE – LET in ROUTE.
28	APPENDICITIS – APP + END + I.C. + IT IS.
29	TEADE – (A + D[river]) in TEE.
30	SCHMUCK – SCH + MUCK.

Down
1	THECA – HE in ACT<.
2	AETHRIOSCOPE – (CO-OPERATE + HIS)*.
3	LAZARIST – not sure: Catholic call to prayer not entirely right in border region.
4	LVOV – V in VOL<.
5	SPOT HEIGHTS – (PO + THE) in SIGHT.
6	ATTIC – A[r]T + TIC.
7	ETRANGER – RANG in RETE<.
8	INTEROCEANIC – (NICE REACTION)*.
9	AGELONG – A + GEL + ON + G.
12	STYLOLITHIC – (CITY SOIL L[ef]T)*.
16	ORIELLED – (RILE* + L) in (0 + ED).
17	HIRI MOTU – (I + RIM) in (HOT + [timbukt]U).
18	APPARAT – PARA in APT.
21	CTENE – (EN + ETC)<.
23	FLASK – S in FLAK.
26	URIM – [p]URIM.

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