No 13197, Wednesday 17 Mar 2021, Bruno

Solution to 9D 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   Finally “bejaar” and “Aiyo” translated to another language (5) ORIYA {b...aR+AIYO}*

7   Inert gas seen at a lake a short while after creation (8) NEONATAL {NEON}{AT}{A}{L}

10 Groundnut’s outer layers need to be peeled off — therefore, suffer (7) UNDERGO {groUNDnut}{ERGO}

11 Greenhouse gas found by Chinese engineer (7) METHANE {MET}{HAN}{E}

12 Starting to cut use-less counsellors — unsure they help with applications (4-3) ROLL-ONS {cOuNseLLORS}*

13 Fashionable — “in” girls chasing sportsman’s partner, waving (7) WAGGING {IN}{G}{G}<=>{WAG}

14 Running musical piece’s characterised by notes, I gathered (11) OPERATIONAL {OPERA}{T{I}ONAL}

19 Man quietly being apprehended by thug gets aid (4,3) HELP OUT {HE}{L{P}OUT}

21 Comfortable lease — fully furnished (7) EASEFUL [T]

23 Fashionable bad-mannered Royal replaced by village (7) VOGUISH (-r+v)VOGUISH

25 Tasting success where jam goes? (2,1,4) ON A ROLL [DD]

26 U-S-A chant reverberating at plant (8) ACANTHUS*

27 Often gambled with a man on the side (5) ABEAM {gAmBlEd}{A}{M}

DOWN

1   Indian dish has flavonoids when cooked soft — often skimmed (8) VINDALOO {fLAVONOIDs}*

2   Difficult to carry one off — primarily this style (6) HAIRDO {HA{1}RD}{Off}

3   Temperamental nobhead cannot sit properly (10) INCONSTANT {Nob+CANNOT+SIT}*

4   Love for a hot dirt-ball (4) WORM W(-a+o)ORM 

5   Is about going over a long distance, perhaps? (6) SAFARI {S{AFAR}I<=} &lit

6   Date missing in overdue assorted volume of work (6) OEUVRE OVERdUE*

8   Protein’s congenital malformation leads to condition of lipid deficiency (7) ANTIGEN coNGENITAl*

9   Consolidate issue & last of online issues (5) ?E?G? (Addendum - MERGE eMERGE - See comments)

13 Canadian city crawling with heroes (10) WHITEHORSE*

15 Online movement for love, perhaps (7) EMOTION {E}{MOTION}

16 Starts to expect favours over time in sexual partner — save it for another time (4,4) LEFT OVER {Ex...t}{Fa...r}{T} in {LOVER}

17 The rich, bottom to top, are trim (5) SHAVE (+s)SHAVE(-s)

18 Hello! Husband’s being replaced by lady — a curvy one (6) SLALOM S(-h+l)LALOM

20 Inheritance, say comes in delicate setting (6) LEGACY {L{EG}ACY}

22 Is a pirate one? Of course! Am annoyed! (6) SEAMAN [T]

24 2 x (1/2 of 1/2) — that’s funny (2-2) HA-HA {HAlf}{HAlf}

Reference List

Lake = L, Engineer = E, Fashionable = IN,  Quietly = P, Royal = R, Village = V, Man = M, Date = D, Online = E, Time = T, Husband = H, Lady = L