No 13131, Tuesday 29 Dec 2020, Vulcan

Solution to 23D 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   It’s an editor’s rambling essay (12) DISSERTATION*

10 For instance, first row in an examination (7) ORDINAL {OR{DIN}AL}

11 Our ball thrown round (7) LOBULAR*

12 Great article, it’s free and you don’t have to pay for it (6) GRATIS {GR}{A}{ITS*}

13 Upset sweets got over (8) STRESSED<=

15 Cashier’s right — a very boring tourist (9) TRAVELLER {T{R}{A}{V}ELLER}

16 Stop located on the right side — not something unknown (5) DETER DExTER

17 Chief editor backing Arsenal (5) DEPOT {TOP}{ED}

19 Heartless articles about Asian leader’s talk (4,1,4) TETE A TETE {ThE}{ThE}{As..n}{ThE}{ThE|

22 Barcodes used for expensive fabrics (8) BROCADES*

24 Arrive at a hotel in an impoverished area (6) GHETTO {GET TO} over {H}

26 Disinclination to move it back through in time (7) INERTIA {IN}{ER{IT<=}A}

27 Place to keep a vessel — space on the counter, one that’s no good (7) MOORING {ROOM<=}{1}{NG}

28 Socialist men upset with partisanship (12) SECTIONALISM*

DOWN

2   State in North American country basically (7) INDIANA {NA}<=>{INDIA} Semi&lit

3   Idea of living without money primarily (9) SENTIMENT {SENTI{Mo..y}ENT}

4   Record boom (4) ROLL [DD] 

5   Everyone to repeat and use words that begin identically (10) ALLITERATE {ALL}{ITERATE}

6   Setter’s left — left unhappy with fill (5) IMBUE {IM}{BlUE}

7   Sell fake stone rings — there’s nothing in it (4,3) NULL SET {NU{SELL*}T}

8   Procured and produced right off (6) BOUGHT BrOUGHT

9   One who deals in revolutionary communist paintings (6) TRADER {RED}{ART}<=

14 One term brought up to describe youngsters — famous ones (10) GLITTERATI {1}{TAG}<= over {LITTER}

16 Stiff number (5,4) DEATH TOLL [CD]

17 Capital friend raises with zero returns (6) DUBLIN {BUD<=}{NIL<=}

18 In favour of tax growth (7) PROCESS {PRO}{CESS}

20 Nurse attempts to make notes (7) ENTRIES {EN}{TRIES}

21 Sufficient and adequate, in the end, nothing incomplete (6) ENOUGH {a...tE}{NOUGHt}

23 It’s foolish, great show missed (5) A?T?C (Addendum - ANTIC gigANTIC - See comments) 

25 Country Italian runs off to (4) OMAN rOMAN

Reference List

Great = GR, Right = R, Very = V, Unknwon = X,  Editor = ED, Hotel = H, No good = NG, Left = L, Nurse = EN(Enrolled Nurse), Runs = R