No 13269, Wednesday 09 Jun 2021, Arden

Lockdown Day 42 of 47 Stay Safe at home

Solution to 10A 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.

ACROSSLAD

9   No.1 story about happiness (7) ELATION {NO}{1}{TALE}<=

10 Boy wonder, at last one becomes an outlaw (7) L?D?O?E (Addendum - LADRONE {LAD}{w...eR}{ONE} See comments)

11 I’ve struggled in pain to succeed (7) ACHIEVE {ACH{IVE*}E}

12 The schism stops the German, but he always moves on (7) DRIFTER {D{RIFT}ER}

13 A Syrian perhaps is crazy to reject a fight (9) DAMASCENE {MAD<=}{A}{SCENE}

15 IBinto a team bleary eyed (5) AMBLE [T]

16 Ready and neat source of funds (4,3) CASH COW {CASH}{COW}

19 Dined at home, most clean (7) NEATEST {NE{ATE}ST}

20 Israel has another hidden capital (5) LHASA [T]

21 Fruit crate broken — it’s sort of square outside (9) NECTARINE {N{CRATE*}INE}

25 Currently active, reviewed in one to ten games (7) MAGNETO [T<=]

26 Censure gets a doctor in finally... (7) LAMBAST {L{A}MB}AST}

28 ... so eat it as a snack (7) TOASTIE*

29 National greeting for spotless environment all around (7) CHILEAN {C{HI}LEAN}

DOWN

1   Taken prisoner, soldier brought in giving signal (6) HERALD {HE{RA}LD}

2   Total chaos, prime minister once was on edge (6) MAYHEM {MAY}{HEM}

3   Decapitate spear fish (4) PIKE sPIKE

4   Join flower girl on top (6) ANNEXE {EXE}<=>{ANN}

5   Go with bundle, free to kill (8) BLUDGEON {GO+BUNDLE}*

6   Capital supplement, is the music group getting across? (5,5) ADDIS ABABA {ADD}{IS}{AB{A}BA}

7   Detailed study onboard can be carried out (8) PORTABLE {PORe}{TABLE}

8   Dries out wet clothes, it’s extremely strange (8) WEIRDEST {WE{DRIES*}T}

14 Sent to have a fill with zero capital (10) SACRAMENTO {S{A}{CRAM}ENT}{0}

16 Disaster state, peace will come later (8) CALAMITY {CAL}{AMITY}

17 Kidnap quietly, criminal again found outside hotel (8) SHANGHAI {SH}{ANG{H}AI*}

18 Turnover now, finally one separated the chaff (8) WINNOWED {WIN{NOW}{onE}D}

22 Some political icons are dressed in rough white cloth (6) CALICO [T]

23 One month is a long time in pictures (6) IMAGES {1}{M}{AGES}

24 Reach for old wine (6) EXTENT {EX}{TENT}

27 Cripple Mike and Mark (4) MAIM {M}{AIM}

Reference List

The in German = DER, Doctor = MB, Soldier = RA(Royal Artillery), Flower(River) = EXE, Across = A, Hotel = H, Month = M, Wine = TENT, Mike = M