No 13133, Thursday 31 Dec 2020, Gridman

Solution to 28A 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

6   The old, old fellow’s line for old British cavalry force (8) YEOMANRY {YE}{O}{MAN}{RY}

8   Wine I love in moulded jar (5) RIOJA {R{I}{0}JA*}

10 Starts anchoring a negative news shortly (4)  ANON {An...g}{NO}{N}

11 You and I with strict, odd issues to bring in the customs of the US and UK, say (10) WESTERNISE {WE}{STERN}{IsSuEs}

12 Teacher’s back; compete with artist in coastal areas (8) RIVIERAS{SIR<=} over {VIE}{RA}

14 Specify the limits of Davangere ground (6) DEFINE {Da..rE}{FINE}

16 Some took raw vegetable (4) OKRA [T]

18 Goodness of tie-up in Puducherry’s boundaries (5) PIETY {Po...{TIE*}...rY}

19 Sort of knot ship captains may not appreciate (4) REEF [DD]

20 Workers’ leaders about to go — time to agitate (6) FOMENT {FOreMEN}{T}

21 Person with a will to try and toss list back (8) TESTATOR {TEST}{ROTA<=}

24 Nag a pandit to round up wild animal (5,5) GIANT PANDA*

27 Over to last month’s design style (4) DECO {DEC}{O}

28 Wrong — idol repeats core of a piece of music (5) R?N?O (Addendum - RONDO {wRONg}{iDOl} - See comments)

29 Gandhiji’s anti-engagement policy (8) PACIFISM [CD]

DOWN

1   Free issue about upcoming film (10) EMANCIPATE {EMAN{PIC<=}ATE}

2   Swear numbhead put out reply (6) ANSWER {SWEAR+Numb}*

3   Breads get promotion, we hear (4) RYES (~rise)

4   Welcoming a kind of match teams play (8) FRIENDLY [DD]

5   Managed to hide old colour (4) ROAN {R{O}AN}

7   He, Ann and Lui, all lose first place, because of low interest (5) ENNUI {hE+aNN+lUI}

9   Want sailor to change scene (7) ABSENCE {AB}{SCENE*}

13 Burnt-out writer dumped in street (5) SPENT {S{PEN}T}

15 Workers’ supervisor leaves man dumb on both sides (4,3,3) FORE AND AFT {FOREmAN}{DAFT}

17 More crazy rookie displaced after check at last (7) KOOKIER {ROOKIE}*<=>{c..cK}

18 Fix — accommodate the patient man (3-2,3) PUT-UP JOB {PUT-UP}{JOB}

22 Son’s 25 Indian dance — a fragment (6) SNATCH {S}{NAuTCH}

23 Poor casting includes predators in the main (5) ORCAS [T]

25 RSTVWXYZ? Not acceptable! (3-1) NOT-U Definition by example (Correction NON-U Definition by example - See comments)

26 Brief sleep with English scruff (4) NAPE {NAP}{E}

Reference List

The old = YE, Old = O, Line = RY(Railway), News = N, Artist = RA(Royal Academician), About = RE, Time = T, Over = O, Sailor = AB, Street = ST, Man = M, Som = S, English = E