No 12842, Monday 27 Jan 2020, Afterdark

ACROSS
1   Surely a fine company to join out of college actively (13) AFFIRMATIVELY {A}{F}{FIRM}{AcTIVELY}
10 In England, it’s good to have representative outside for union (9) AGREEMENT {AG{REEM}ENT} Anno for REEM not clear See comments
11 Clean road in South End junction (5) RINSE {R}{IN}{S}{End}
12 Qualification one gets on leaving dolphin school (1,4) D PHIL DoLPHIn*
13 Perhaps, sedatives for large bullies struggling to control headache (9) LULLABIES {L}{BULLIES}* over {Ache}
14 No, it’s not good; knife is a risk (6) DANGER DA(-g+n)NGER
16 Leaders exhorting vile intransigents? Likely to be bad (4) EVIL Acrostic
19 Branch of pound’s keeping a mongrel at gate (4) LIMB {LB} over {1}{Mo...l}
20 Leak on famous Pro getting married (6) INFORM {IN}{FOR}{M}
25 Best book when recollected, a line can be heart-warming (9) EMOTIONAL {NO1}{TOME}<={A}{L}
26 Popular official comes first once more (5) AGAIN {IN}<=>{AGA}
27 Seed capital? First get order, company can get acceleration (5) COCOA {Ca...l}{O}{CO}{A}
28 When side changes acting becomes likeable (9) APPEALING APPEA(-r+l)LING
29 Natives termed troubling in propaganda (13) ADVERTISEMENT*

DOWN
2   Worker has fine limbs (8) FARMHAND {F}{ARM}{HAND}
3   Romantic proposal by novice (5) IDEAL {IDEA}{L}
4   Somehow use mother-in-law to make breakfast, say (6) MUESLI {USE+MIL}*
5   At the end, trust held by old, demanding journalist is damaged beyond repair (8) TOTALLED {t..sT}{O}{TALL}{ED}
6   Difference against one leaving middle class in budget (9) VARIATION {V}{clAss}{R{1}ATION}
7   Pulse is fast, close to 150 (6) LENTIL {LENT}{1}{L}
8   Simple. Two consecutive letters are without one in between (6) CANDID {C AND D} over {1}
9   Rent large facility... (5) LEASE {L}{EASE}
15 ...within Erode outskirts, one in Tamil Nadu to begin with, demolish and put away (9) ELIMINATE {ErodE} over {1} in {TAMIL+Nadu}*
17 A bank worker is rich (8) ABUNDANT {A}{BUND}{ANT}
18 Spot corps being removed from battle at Indian border, perhaps (8) LOCATION {LOC}{AcTION} C/Corps? See comments
21 Control husband’s time (6) MANAGE {MAN}{AGE}
22 Train on time to reach right away (5) TEACH {T}{rEACH}
23 Pro-conservative English duke is insincere (6) FORCED {FOR}{C}{E}{D}
24 Pitches for topless, topless dancing (6) SLOPES tOPLESS*
26 Leaders of Andhra lack any rationale; maybe a distress signal? (5) ALARM Acrostic

Reference List
Fine = F, College = C, Road = R, Large = L, No = N, Good = G, Pound = LB, Married = M, Line = L, Order = O, Acceleration = A, Novice = L, Old =O, Journalist = ED, Against = V, 50 = L, Large = L, Corps = C?, Time = T, Right = R, Conservative = C, Emglish = E, Duke = D