No 13149, Wednesday 20 Jan 2021, 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

1   Child, a daughter of my brother, that is chucked out in pre-battle steps (3,5) WAR DANCE {WARD}{A}{NieCE}

5   Ridiculous myths about one workplace (6) SMITHY {SM{1}THY*}

9   Provisional termini built (7) INTERIM*

10 Sort of pill that gives 50 p.c. vigour before half a minute? (7) VITAMIN {VITAlity}{MINute}

11 What a batsman might do in a hurry? (3,3,3) CUT AND RUN [DD]

12 Swell sky is not seen fully (5) HEAVE HEAVEn

13 Consider cost (4) RATE [DD]

14 Left paper in briefcase (9) PORTFOLIO {PORT}{FOLIO}

17 Philosopher follows the first bride’s outfit (9) TROUSSEAU {ROUSSEAU}<=>{The}

19 Partly presumptuous, laid-back employer (4) USER [T<=]

23 Aristocratic party in India holding heads of Urdu channel (5) DUCAL {D{Urdu}{Ch...l}AL}

24 Risen from bed; hair put into plaits but dressed down (9) UPBRAIDED {UP}{BRAIDED}

25 I arrive by chance in vacation destination (7) RIVIERA*

26 It isn’t legal till I return to arrest in-charge (7) ILLICIT {TILL+I}<= over {IC}

27 Ireland, I go and destroy weed in grain field (6) DARNEL iRELAND*

28 Suspends proceedings as fuss pots besiege Jack (8) ?D?O?R?S (Addendum - ADJOURNS {AD{J}O}{URNS} - See comments)

DOWN

1   News about fashionable key material (8) WHIPCORD {W{HIP}{C}ORD}

2   Knocking sound made by Rex thrice an empty act (7) RATATAT {R}{AcT}{AcT}{AcT}

3   Broadcasting a primarily Indian band (6) AIRING {A}{In...n}{RING}

4   Artist arrived first with old boy’s partially accurate imaging device (6,7) CAMERA OBSCURA {RA}<=>{CAME} and {OB'S}{acCURAte}

6   It’s a case for strikers (8) MATCHBOX [CD]

7   Kettledrums ain’t playing around mischievous fellow (7) TIMPANI {T{IMP}ANI*}

8   U.S. Northerner’s tug at middle of the deep (6) YANKEE {YANK}{dEEp}

10 Screen Italian unable to see (8,5) VENETIAN BLIND {VENETIAN}{BLIND}

15 Right on target! Sweet! (5-3) BULLS-EYE [DD]

16 Raw vegetable food cursed; it needs to be cooked (8) CRUDITES* 

18 teG? (7) RECOVER {GET BACK}

20 Regular speedy cure worked out for libertine (7) SEDUCER {SpEeDy}{CURE*}

21 Loved to fuss over the socialist (6) ADORED {ADO}{RED}

22 Goon stops short as everyone comes in with cry-out (6) HALLOO {H{ALL}OOd}

Reference List

Party in India = DAL, In-charge = IC, Jack = J, Key = C, Rex = R, Artist = RA, Old boy = OB, Fuss = ADO