No 13313, Friday 30 Jul 2021, Arden

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ACROSS

1   God’s role is to provide protection (7) RAMPART {RAM}{PART}

5   Pointed as one got up (7) ACEROSE {ACE}{ROSE}

9   Cat iron clad law for these plants (5) CACTI {C{ACT}I} Cat Iron or Cast Iron?

10 Repeal in two parts — no one opposed disobedience (9) REBELLION {RE}{BELL}{NO 1<=}

11 Arden’s yet to move, still... (9) SEDENTARY*

12 ... a Belgian returning some of the spores (5) GLEBA [T<=]

13 Issue as part of the remittances (4) EMIT [T]

15 A club facing mounting unrest, it’s like a slaughterhouse (8) ABATTOIR {A}{BAT}{RIOT<=}

18 Force to do and set out with Mike the handyman (8) FACTOTUM {F}{ACT}{OUT*}{M}

19 River Danube — meandering, undeniable (4) NILE undeNIabLE

22 Free to come together after it flips (5) UNTIE UN{IT<=}E 

24 Animal like trend, not even condemned (9) LAMBASTED {LAMB}{AS}{TrEnD}

26 Pressure as playing team often gets stuffed for consumption (9) FORCEMEAT {FORCE}{TEAM*}

27 Commotion about gunners found in the trench (5) DRAIN {D{RA}IN}

28 Time to go through line, in goes the lever (7) TREADLE {T}{READ}{LinE}

29 Soldier’s uniform, right? (7) REDRESS {RE}{DRESS}

DOWN

1   Niche found in rest of school (6) RECESS [DD]

2   In Australia they’re nuts to use this on roads bordering Indonesia (9) MACADAMIA {MACADAM}{In...iA}

3   One covering a story, isn’t it strange? (5) ALIEN {A{LIE}N}

4   Matter resolved — allowed to complain over this terrible woman (9) TERMAGANT {TERMA{NAG<=}T*}

5   Live with a bishop over an unknown church (5) ABBEY {BE}<=>{A}{B} and {Y}

6   Explain measures to retain the glow (9) ENLIGHTEN {EN}{LIGHT}{EN}

7   One keeps constant in air (5) OPINE {O{PI}NE}

8   Nine finally, almost close (6) ENNEAD {EN{NEAr}D} Finally=In the end

14 Bird went first as the river rose, it’s documented (5,4) TITLE DEED {TIT}{LED}{DEE<=}

16 Masters brought in to transform the old school (4,5)  ALMA MATER {AL{MA}{MA}TER}

17 Exposed film, alas, kid’s feeling nervous (3,2,4) ILL AT EASE {fILm+aLAs}{TEASE}

20 Polish movie is hit (6) BUFFET {BUFF}{ET}

21 Young man becomes a party to rising crime (6) ADONIS {A}{DO}{SIN<=}

23 Brief intersection? (5) TERSE [T]

24 A mathematical group involving, say, a subject (5) LIEGE {LI{EG}E}

25 It’s gone bad, left out or brought in? (5) ADDED ADDlED

Reference List

Cast Iron = CI, Force = F, Mike = M, Gunners = RA(Royal Artillery), Time = T, Soldier = RE(Royal Engineers), Bishop = B, Unknown = Y, Measure = EN, Constant = PI, Movie = ET, Party = DO, Left = L