No 13244, Tuesday 11 May 2021, Arden

Lockdown Day 14 of 26 Stay Safe

Solution to 14D 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   Canadian visa mostly arranged from this part of the world (11) SCANDANAVIA {CANADIAN+VISa}*

7   Second daughter is up-to-date (3) MOD {MO}{D}

9   Additionally second person said, it’s needless (5) UNDUE (~and you)

10 Listen in — found out something strange (7,2) UNHEARD OF {UN{HEAR}DOF*}

11 Fashionable to follow Roman marshal, suitable for royalty (9) MONARCHIC {CHIC}<=>{ROMAN}*

12 She springs in the middle of nowhere down under (5) ALICE [DD]

13 Agent gets tie-up, that's impressive show (7) SPLASHY {SP{LASH}Y}

15 The picture encapsulates a long narrative (4) EPIC [T]

18 Stop most of the group (4) BLOC BLOCk

20 I leave fast before a complaint (7) LENTIGO {I}{GO}<=>{LENT}

23 Metal layer on top gets reddish brown colour (5) HENNA {NA}<=>{HEN}

24 Back daily in Paris — evergreen and uplifting (9) ENNOBLING {BONNE<=}{LING}

26 Everyone’s on one — packed in old fashioned mattress (9) PALLIASSE {P{ALL}{I}ASSE}

27 Starts with her individual rights, rumbling sound can be heard (5) WHIRR Acrostic

28 Prevent number 6... (3) NIX 6 or 9?

29 ... and he learnt perhaps to hunt in Europe once (11) NEANDERTHAL*

DOWN

1   During break drinking our whiskey (8) SOURMASH {S{OUR}MASH}

2   I tally regularly and sincerely (8) ARDENTLY {ARDEN}{TaLlY}

3   It’s expensive to keep writing run-of-the-mill stuff (5) DREAR {D{R}EAR}

4   Suggestive, nothing unknown (7) NAUGHTY {NAUGHT}{Y}

5   Transport barons exchange olive branches (7) VEHICLE {VEHICLE+BARONS=OLIVE BRANCHES} [CA] 

6   Statesman follows a turmoil in Ambala (9) ALABAMIAN {A}{IN+AMBALA}*

7   Servant fetches doctor in the city (6) MADRID {MA{DR}ID}

8   Forces involved in encounter often carry it (6) DUFFEL {DU{FF}EL} Semi&lit

14 Dance move will essentially fall in place (9) S?L?A?I?N (Addendum - SALTATION {S{fALl}TATION} - See comments)

16 Short dress wearing good looking girl will detract (8) DIMINISH {DI{MINI}SH}

17 Jingle by setter, say “midnight before long” (8) DOGGEREL {DOG}{niGht}{ERE}{L}

19 Bloody leaches in the team (7) CHELSEA*

20 Can’t see? Remove top, see inside, it’s full of oil (7) LINSEED {bLIN{SEE}D}

21 Composer’s note, inviting you for a ride (6) CHOPIN {C}{HOP IN}

22 Flood diverted infield (6) INFLUX {IN}{FLUX}

25 Came into this world without name, take us into a sanctuary (5) BOWER {BO{WE}Rn}

Reference List

Second = MO, Daughter = D, Writing = R, Unknown = Y, Force = F, Long = L, Note = C, Name = N