No 13095, Tuesday 17 Nov 2020, Karaoke

Solution to 1A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance. 

ACROSS

1   Bad money rotated around clubs (6) ?A?C?D (Addendum - RANCID {RAN{C}ID*} - See comments))

5   Khan dancing nude outside by implication (8) INNUENDO {INN}{UEND*}{Out} 

9   Hazy smog obstructs two-wheeler in any large city (3,5) BIG SMOKE {BI{SMOG*}KE}

10 Soldiers receive short rebuke for bloomer (6) ORCHID {OR}{CHIDe}

11 Floating bergs engulfed each and everything from foreigner (10) GREASEBALL {GR{EA}SEB*}{ALL}

12 They go with bolts in components (4) NUTS [CD]

13 Within no time, go-team draws the conclusion (5) OMEGA {GO+tEAM}*

14 Look about sweetheart in brief and lure (6) SEDUCE {SE{DUCk}E}

17 Doctor joins in Afghan war (6) COMBAT {CO{MB}AT}

19 Best camera shot needs initial adjustment (5) CREAM CAMERa*

22 Picked up source from sounds of corvine birds (4) JAYS (~ j's) Not sure of anno (Addendum - CAWS (~cause) - See comments)

24 Following change of hands in management (10) READERSHIP (-l+r)READERSHIP

25 About to occupy second place immediately at start of play (3,3) ACT ONE A(+c)CTON(-c)E

26 It is unfairness to horse’s nature to move in to the front (8) INEQUITY (+in)INEQU(-in)ITY

27 Extremely shady politician chases darling ignoring wife at last in arrangement (8) SYMPHONY {ShadY}{MP}{HONeY}

28 Most efficient cycling boards (6) TABLES (-s)TABLE(+s)S (Correction - (+t)TABLES(-t) - See comments) 

DOWN

2   Garden to go for a bee-house (6) APIARY (-to+a)APIARY

3   Company’s attempt to associate with old Central Mumbai is very expensive (4,1,4) COST A BOMB {CO}{STAB}{O}{muMBai}

4   No place for maiden in comedies played in bishop’s district (7) DIOCESE COmEDIES*

5   Liked Subaru snap exposed on Japanese craft (7) IKEBANA {lIKEd+suBAru+sNAp}

6   Pets leave California with geese (7) NOODLES caNOODLES 

7   He was once in Big House — age, about 90 (2-3) EX-CON {E{XC}ON}

8   Fight in a game of chance by floating masses (5,3) DRIFT ICE {D{RIFT}ICE}

15 Disappointment caused by moist firework? (4,5) DAMP SQUIB {DAMP}{SQUIB}

16 Kingdom’s chief in capital without empress primarily (8) MONARCHY {MON{ARCH}eY}

18 Explosive gets dropped regularly in commotion (7) TORPEDO {dRoPpEd} in {TO DO}

19 Voluntary organisation? Be cautious about it (7) CHARITY {CHAR{IT}Y}

20 Most difficult beginning to miss the peak (7) EVEREST sEVEREST

21 It’s not big to get ton in championship (6) TITTLE {TIT{T}LE}

23 Rising lakes? Get a sailing vessel (5) SLOOP<=

Reference List

Clubs = C, Khan = INN, Soldier = OR, Each = EA, Time = T, Doctor = MB, About = C, Company = CO, Old = O, Maiden = M, 90 = XC, Ton = T