No 11518, Tuesday 06 Oct 2015, Neyartha

Mr Bean's day today.

ACROSS
7   Identify contraption involving the Spanish without doubt (10) DEFINITELY {EL} in{IDENTIFY}*
9   Learner abandoned flute with the fuel (4) PEAT PlEAT
10 Blast around the long-standing delta is a result of placer mining (4,4) GOLD DUST {G{OLD} {D}UST}
11 In the chat, Reddy exhibited disgust (6) HATRED [T]
12 Colour of the jam and egg replaced by an adult (5) BLACK BL(-o+a)ACK
13 What a batsman needs to get right for a boundary assignment (9) PLACEMENT [DD]
14 Ravi almost went back to the speaker's urban district with the college team (7) VARSITY {iVAR<=}{SITY}(~ city)
17 Senior citizens yell uncontrollably on catching the counter colour (7) ELDERLY {EL{DER<=}LY*}
20 Speak uneasily after showing lack of knowledge in a bird and some beans (9) CHICKPEAS {CHICk}{SPEAK*} (Addendum - {CHICken}{SPEAK*} - See comments) I enjoy eating these straight from the pod 

22 Unruly mob following the hot British leader with a dangerous weapon (1-4) H-BOMB {H}-{Br...h}{MOB*}
25 Find and settle (6) LOCATE [DD]
26 Rob goes back with a note including a share of a type of bean (8) BORLOTTI {BOR}{LOT}{TI}

27 Leaders of the farmers and vintners avoid a type of bean (4) FAVA Acrostic

28 Henry's out of the passage at the clinic after losing margins with a type of bean (10) CANNELLINI {ChANNEL}{cLINIc}

DOWN
1   Reaction to the Election Commission getting entrapped in the churn (6) RECOIL {R{EC}OIL}
2   It need not be literally done to become alert (3,2) SIT UP [CD]
3   Projector part getting a revolutionary illuminated ring with some beans (7) LENTILS {LEN{TIL<=}S}
4   Pretended to get awfully itchy as the French sickness spread around (8) MYTHICAL {M{ITCHY*}AL}
5   Must strangely cover up the plutonium with phlegm (6) SPUTUM {S{PU}TUM*}
6   Protective of the one kicked out of the disorderly parliament after commencement (8) MATERNAL pARLiAMENT*
8   Installs the main duct system partially (7) INDUCTS [T]
15 New form of trachoma resulting from a type of lens system (8) ACHROMAT*

16 One might not give it for something not cared about (8) TUPPENCE [CD]
18 Mix up by short male friend getting a coating of calcium hydroxide from the south (7) EMBROIL {BRO} in {EMIL<=}
19 Malt Ben brewed is having a gentle glow (7) LAMBENT*
21 Right to go up in an automobile with a tank for neckwear (6) CRAVAT {C(+r)RA(-r)}{VAT}
23 Yankee getting rid of the German leader in silencing the rebellion (6) MUTINY MUTIN(-g+y)Y
24 Projecting window design in the circular letter sounds authentic (5) ORIEL {O}{RIEL}(~ real)

GRID