No 13147, Monday 18 Jan 2021, Gussalufz

Solution to 22A 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

9   Shop’s fried tofu pakora lacking fire, oddly (9)  OUTFITTER {TOFU*}{frITTER} 

10 A spot left out in a hurry (5) APACE {A}{PlACE}

11 When I am ordering sandwiches rejecting salad (7) ROMAINE [T<=]

12 Sliver of salmon, tuna around some shoyu, slices of mackerel... (illustratively) (7) SASHIMI {Sa...n}ASHI{Ma...l}{Il...y}Anno pending (Addendum - {Sa...n}{A{Sh..u}HI}{Ma...l}{Il...y} &lit - See comments)

13 New sex-trafficking rings? (5) EXTRA [T]

14 Naam: film revolving around Sanjay, ultimately, as a devoted brother, perhaps (6,3) FAMILY MAN {NAAM+FILM}* over {s...aY}

16 Measure the number of aunts and uncles per house! (8,7) RELATIVE DENSITY [C&DD]

19 Regularly backed (never refused) in-cash, non-digital... (5-4) HANDS-FREE {nEvEr+ReFuSeD+iN+cAsH}<=

22 ... money; I initially got hoodwinked, that’s fair (5) L?G?T (Addendum - LIGHT {L}{I}{Got}{Ho...d}{That} - See comments)) 

24 A leaf’s outline reproduced by a plant (7) ALFALFA {A}{LeaF}{A}{LeaF}{A}

26 Constant over constant is conclusively one, in short (7) CONCISE {C}{ON}{C}{IS}{onE}

27 Path blocked at both ends by small rocks (5) SWAYS {S}{WAY}{S}

28 Upset about one insect in bread? (9) CROISSANT {CRO{I}SS}{ANT}

DOWN

1   Rough schedule announced (6) COARSE (~course)

2   Salt settling over the outer, moist, absorbent openings of tiny pores on leaves (8) STOMATAL {S{The}{Ou..r}{Mo..t}{Ab...t}TAL*}

3   Violent giants? Not these people like Batwoman and Catwoman, for a change (10) VIGILANTES {VIoLEnt+GIANTS}* [CA]

4   Gussalufz, after drinking a bit of scotch, somehow felt alone (6) ITSELF {I}{T{Sc...h}ELF*}

5   Thought about total euros needed in Poland on vacation (8) PRESUMED {RE}{SUM}{E} in {Po..nD}

6   After covering the bottom half, rubs body (4) MASS MASSages

7   Metal headbanging primarily avoided by Madhuri while dancing (6) RADIUM MADhURI*

8   Treated nicely after admitting offences — essentially this! (8) LENIENCY {LENI{offENces}CY*} Semi&lit

15 Another illness overwhelms one in sad isolation (10) LONELINESS {L{ONE}LINESS*}

16 Go over with new saree after the woman gets upset (8) REHEARSE {SAREE}*<=>{HER<=}

17 An ornamental drapery changes hands over one disagreement (8) VARIANCE VA(-l+r)R{1}ANCE

18 Badly ailing after injecting drops of unproven nostrum in the groin (8) INGUINAL {AILING}* over {Un...n} and {No...m}

20 “I’m definitely against this rival approach,” says Spooner (2,4) NO FEAR (~foe near to no fear)

21 Criminal swore to keep many assets stashed away until terms are met (6) ESCROW {ES{C}ROW*}

23 Stars exactly evenly in agreement? (6) TREATY {sTaRs+ExAcTlY}

25 Rich colour (not black) (4) LUSH bLUSH

Reference List

Left = L, Money = L, Constant = C, Small = S, About = RE, Euros = E, Hands = L and R, Many = C, Black = B