No 13246, Thursday 13 May 2021, Arden

Lockdown Day 16 of 26 Stay Safe

Solution to 5A 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.

 

Tough going today.

ACROSS

1   Ready to accommodate a processing unit for vegetable (8) CALABASH {C{A}{LAB}ASH}

5   I say God's within (6) ?O?I?E (Addendum - IODINE {I{ODIN}E} - See comments)

10 A boy goes over edge, returning as top brass (7) ADMIRAL{A} and {LA{RIM}D}<=

11 Hunting pack — they fade in marsh at regular intervals... (7) HYAENAS {tHeY+fAdE+iN+mArSh}

12 ... and Rene may have to go through a medical procedure (5) ENEMA [T]

13 See red? Intend to go with new reddish weed (9) C?R?A?E?N (Addendum - CARRAGEEN {CAR{RAGE}E{N} - See comments)

14 Purpose of command — are we following the right procedure? (5,2,5) POINT OF ORDER {POINT OF}{ORDER}

18 Framed photograph of a troupe’s tragic in history (5-7)  PASSE-PARTOUT {A+TROUPES}* in {PAST}

21 Hold on to it if you want to deal with legal profession (9) HANDLEBAR {HANDLE}{BAR}

23 First man’s top half goes into his better half’s skirt (5) EVADE {EV{ADam}E}

24 One way to pack a single piece dress (7) UNITARD {UNIT}{A}{RD}

25 Bag locks by flipping sides (7) SATCHEL (-l+s)SATCHE(-s+l)

26 Offer something soft (6) TENDER [DD]

27 Why deny picking odd ones? Really looking nostalgic (4-4) DEWY-EYED {WhY+dEnY} in{DEED}

DOWN

1   Wine — some come up with a lateral choice (6) CLARET [T<=]

2   Let the devil in, it’s mine (6) LIMPET {L{IMP}ET}

3   Singing girl stops to expose (9) BARCAROLE  {BAR{CAROL}E}

4   Starts studying in class — in short, it’s extremely hard (7,7) SILICON CARBIDE {St...g}{In}{Cl..s} = SiC

6   City in Oklahoma — have it in Nebraska too (5) OMAHA [T]

7   Kind hearted, work undone by aspersion (8) INNUENDO {kINd}{UNDONE*}

8   Old Danish city relies on trade (8) ELSINORE*

9   Different uses after daily sweepstake reduced a trifle (9,5) CHARLOTTE RUSSE {USES}*<=> {CHAR}{LOTTERy}

15 Extravagantly arranged, no pull yet (9) OPULENTLY*

16 State can bank on getting high lift (8) UPTHRUST {UP}{T{H}RUST}

17 About to enter a small tie-up, getting capital (8) ASUNCION {A}{S}{UN{C}ION}

19 Chinese tea had at the end of day (6) CATHAY {C{AT}HA}{daY}

20 Rang the bell — finally noise faded outside (6) PEALED {P{n..sE}ALED}

22 Let party leader go in delight (5) LEASE pLEASE

Reference List

New = N, High = H, About = C, Small = S