No 13114, Wednesday 09 Dec 2020, Afterdark

Solution to 14D 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   Perhaps economic capital to be procured first month after an offer... (7) ABIDJAN {JAN}<=>{A}{BID}

5   ... enterprise overcoming union leader to receive bids (7) AUCTION {A{Un..n}CTION}

9   In Cochin, a townhouse screens a film (9) CHINATOWN [T]

10 Locations changed, killer leaves with sacks (5) LOOTS LOcaTiOnS*

11 Free to loot after gaining power? Nothing new only (3,4) PRO BONO {P}{ROB}{0}{N}{O}

12 A beverage, alcoholic beverage featuring in story (7) LIMEADE {LI{MEAD}E}

13 Teachers can be seen in school seasons (5) SAGES {S}{AGES}

15 Mischievous child straying? Reforming (9) IMPROVING {IMP}{ROVING}

17 A banner at new memorial displaying force (9) ORIFLAMME {MEMORIAL}* over {F}

19 Son goes to fix bulbs (5) SEGOS {S}{GOES}*

21 Extraordinary power is seen in spell (7) CHARISM {CHAR{IS}M}

23 Having supper first, farmer is more calm (7) STILLER {Su...r}{TILLER}

25 Yearn to be in a posh farewell (5) ADIEU {DIE} in {A}{U}

26 Composer's into diet control, has a bit of zucchini (9) DONIZETTI {INTO+DIET}* over {Zu...i}

27 Confused article in leading daily, one on railway (7) DITHERY {THE} in {Da..y}{1}{RY}

28 Philosopher’s a schemer, son exposes (7) EMERSON [T]

DOWN

1   Receives copy through tapes distributed (7) ACCEPTS {A{CC}EPTS*}

2   One employed by space agency at capital (5) ISIRO {IS{1}RO}

3   Eager to leave zone after Jack gets suspicious (7) JEALOUS {zEALOUS} after {J}

4   Igloos men constructed for new usage (9) NEOLOGISM*

5   Recall rising moon blocked by Neptune at the beginning (5) ANNUL {LU{Ne...e}NA}<=

6   Like one across colony, doctor is wearing spectatcles (7) COLOMBO {COL}{O{MB}O}

7   Cutting off a plant, thing’s not hard (9) ISOLATING {1}{SOLA}{ThING}

8   Savings teens waste; by middle-age gone primarily (4,3) NEST EGG {TEENS*}{aGe}{Gone}

14 Player is playing virtual, unlimited — meaning? It’s captivating (9) G?I?A?I?T (Addendum - GUITARIST {G{vIRTUAl}*IST} - See comments)

16 Part of garden where canes are destroyed following request... (9) PLEASANCE {PLEA}{CANES*}

17 ... perhaps a fruit garden, at the gate having a variety of beet (7) ORCHARD {OR}{CHARD}

18 Vacation? That is going back with son’s holding attraction (7) LEISURE {L{IE<=}{S}URE}

19 Drunk lies with wife, getting to sleep having cocktail (7) SWIZZLE {LIES+W}* over {ZZ}

20 Ethinc Slav starts sightseeing globe with a Scot (7) SORBIAN {Si...g}{ORB}{IAN}

22 Hastily and tearfully boy gives up space for man (5) MADLY (-b+m)MADLY

24 Election symbol is too much at America (5) LOTUS {LOT}{US}

Reference List

New = N, Only = O, School = S, Force = F, Son = S, Posh = U, Railway = RY, Copy = CC, Zone = Z, Jack = J, Spectacles = OO, Hard = H, Gate = OR, Wife = W, Sleep = ZZ, Boy = B, Man = M