No 12564, Monday 04 Mar 2019, Afterdark

ACROSS
9   Physicist featuring in TV network; covered by state on January 26 (7) GODDARD {GO{DD}A}{RD}
10 Visa issued in time to escape (7) EVASION {E{VISA*}ON}
11 Not odd to have gin cocktail at the end of day (7) EVENING {EVEN}{GIN}*
12 Shaft turned at the beginning of the day to reinforce part of the sail (7) YARDARM {RAY<=}{Day}{ARM}
13 Marriage is mother's trial to get over one half of a day (9) MATRIMONY {MA}{TR{1}{MONday}Y}
15 Perhaps a duct in lavatory is accidentally cut at the source (5) ILIAC Acrostic
16 Resistance against state organised around capital of Rajasthan by apostates (7) RATTERS {R}{ATTE{Ra...n}S*}
19 Last month an engineer received money at unit (7) DECIBEL {DEC}{1}{BE}{L}
20 Plant gets support to creep around a rod primarily (5) BRIAR {RIB*}{A}{Rod} Indirect anagram? (Addendum - {BR{I}A}{Rod} - See comments)
21 Tending to go back on holiday, I first vacated establishment (9) RECESSIVE {RECESS}{I}{Va...d}{Es...t}
25 Storm will lead to trouble marooning seamen (7) TORNADO {TO}{RN}{ADO}
26 A coward before mother-in-law, king is given to wet (7) MILKSOP {MIL}{K}{SOP}
28 Million years back, a student chapter at England found this ancient branch of natural philosophy (7) ALCHEMY {A}{L}{CH}{E}{M}{Y}
29 Spilt oil near part of the aircraft wing (7) AILERON*

DOWN
1   A great meal cooked by Bright... (6) AGLEAM {A}{G}{MEAL*}
2   ...coming in commercial; recipe is new (6) ADVENT {AD}{VE{N}T} (Correction - ADVE(-r+n)NT - See comments)
3   Vehicle from Tesla's a cross, uses electric current (4) TAXI {T}{A}{X}{I}
4   An eccentric individual at the middle of the block being at ease in Rome (6) ADAGIO {A}{DAG}{I}{blOck}
5   Innocent woman, basically young, energetic yuppie featuring in performance (4-4) DEWY-EYED {DE{W}{Yo..g}{En...c}{Yu...e}ED}
6   Maybe it’s a fantasy held by cashier; to be disguised in wigs (10) HAIRPIECES {PIE} in {CASHIER}* Pie from 'Pie in the sky'
7   A short account on the origin of medicine in book on essential nutrient (7,1) VITAMIN B {VITA}{Me...e}{IN}{B}
8   In Cochin, mica laminates are opposed (8) INIMICAL [T] I missing from fodder
14 Unusually rained a bit, took off; a break in the middle and got drunk (10) INEBRIATED {RaINED+A+BIT+brEak}*
16 Negation of Ram in certain quarters... (8) REBUTTAL {RE{BUTT}AL}
17 ...new article covers atrocities at the top in the channel (8) TAILRACE {ARTICLE}* over {At...s}
18 Don's X-ray reveals stone (8) SARDONYX*

22 Commanding officer hires doctor, a vet by the end of battle (6) COMBAT {CO}{MB}{A}{veT}
23 Press in India? News without substance, editor extremely upset at the end (6) INSERT {I}{NewS}{Ed..oR}{u..eT}
24 Spandex needs no introduction, can be made to stretch (6) EXPAND sPANDEX*
27 Beat student taking a little time (4) LILT {L}{I}{L}{T} L/Little?

Bhargav's Talepiece

Only EVASION and REBUTTAL!

Paul was no MILKSOP. He had only one in mind and any other DEW EYED approaching him with a MATRIMONY proposal was sent away.

Neither dancing to a low DECIBEL ADAGIO nor a TORNADO approach worked!

What happened next?

GRID