No 13113, Tuesday 08 Dec 2020, Afterdark

Solution to 9A 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   Material from a capital; taking one away to Los Angeles by road (6) KEVLAR {KiEV}{LA}{R}

4   Force bishop to leave shelter to plough (6) FURROW {F}{bURROW}

9   Left state; on return had restriction (4) ?E?N (Addendum - REIN REINstate - See comments)

10 A zebra harmed on New Year’s Day for country (10) AZERBAIJAN {A}{ZEBRA*}{1 JAN}

11 Iceman recreated for movies (6) CINEMA*

12 Honoured with Nobel, nerd’s somehow not reading (8) ENNOBLED {NOBEL+NErD}*

13 Be eager, get tips about a kitchen implement (9) EGGBEATER {BE+EAGER+GeT}*

15 About to relax upon summit (5) CREST {C}{REST}

16 Promise to stock some prawns inside (5) SPELL {S{Pr..n}ELL}

18 Groom is sure to get married at one (9) STABLEMAN {STABLE}{M}{AN}

22 Court order to BPO in appeal at North America (8) SUBPOENA {SU{BPO}E}{NA}

23 Caught inside local having a delicious beverage (6) NECTAR {NE{CT}AR}

25 Antibiotic pill, main compound taken around Intensive Care (10) AMPICILLIN {PILL+MAIN}* over {IC}

26 Snooping in casino systems (4) NOSY [T]

27 Associations taking time to get letterhead for offices (6) TITLES {TI{T}LES} (Addendum - {TI{T}{Le...d}ES} - See comments)

28 Modern maths? A problem (6) ASTHMA*

DOWN

1   Checking a cricket skill (7) KEEPING [DD]

2   Proceeds, about to leave a place (5) VENUE reVENUE

3   Desert at America, has a burger (perhaps) counter (7) ATACAMA {AT}{A}{A MAC<=}

5   Sophisticated old city facing plague (6) URBANE {UR}{BANE}

6   Doctor sure’s confused receiving Portuguese coin upfront as refund (9) REIMBURSE {MB}{SURE*}<=>{REI}

7   Treacherous guys at work, perhaps stand to start strike (7)  WEASELS {W}{EASEL}{St...e}

8   Fed up with primarily exorbitant lease, took a partner thoughtfully (13) DEFERENTIALLY {FED<=}{Ex...t}{RENT}{1}{ALLY}

14 A type of pen found in Britain, at everyone’s place (9) BALLPOINT {B}{ALL}{POINT}

17 Drop in temperature? Going up around chimney (7) PLUMMET {P{LUM}MET<=}

19 Nuts and fruits (7) BANANAS [DD]

20 A lake, small in width as a waterbody (7) ARAL SEA {AR{A}{L}{S}EA} Enu should be (4,3)

21 Best idea? Not quite but bordering (6) BESIDE {BESt}{IDEa}

24 Study chapter on a gastropod (5) CONCH {CON}{CH}

Reference List

Road = R, Force = F, Bishop = B, Reading = R, About = C, Married = M, Caught = CT, Time = T, About = RE, America = A, Doctor = MB, Work = W, Britain = B, Lake = L, Study = CON, Chapter = CH