Special, Sunday 08 Jun 2014, Afterdark

Three answers per commenter (with annotations) till 6 PM.

ACROSS

6    Affirmation on either side to accept errant Head of Department in city (7)

7    Indian farmer goes back to this city (5)

9    Plans to discard associate in the middle of the month (4)

10  Arising from warm sea, Ram reached the city (10)

11  In other words, ask Rani to admit student from a country (3,5)

13  Drive Lawrence to the first Kerala city (6)

15  Press release out on parish's new religious sect (4)

17  Game about accountant's memory (5)

18  Dates a primarily decent and young sweetheart (4)

19  Cut short faction adopting guile in the syndicate (6)

20  Rip easel out of shape to make a trellis (8)

23  I grab Sen's note written on Austria without being present (2,8)

26  Location at south that is housing a bar (4)

27  City steam bath where tea is given for you (5)

28  My article on Ram was returned by the country (7)

DOWN

1    Expert worker to debate earlier (10)

2    Legendary ferryman from China takes Arab on (6)

3    Wife's detachment was cordial (4)

4    Unit extraordinarily strong in the morning (8)

5    Continent of Australia expelled ultra in disguise (4)

6    German is behind aluminium plant (5)

8    Unusually followed many at North America in mischief (7)

12  Accept a sin almost (5)

14  Intrusive Frenchmen lose deed dubiously (10)

16  Yes, hen outside gets like from animals (7)

17  Wrongly accused student leaves a dead end (3,2,3)

21  Call on a girl at this city (6)

22  Chemical compound derived from broken trees (5)

24  Eat and live outside Italy (4)

25  Type out first three letters of the book (4)

Setter's note

 All cities mentioned in the clues are Indian. And they have a connection between them

Across Lite version is available at the following link ADB16

Enjoy.