No 13350, Monday 13 Sep 2021, KrisKross

Solution to 14A 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   Fit and strong at heart, collapsed (6) ROBUST {stROng}{BUST}

4   Places to pull up ships going after fish (3,5) CAR PARKS {ARKS}<=>{CARP}

10 Flee, heading off to attack a victim (9) SCAPEGOAT {eSCAPE}{GO AT}

11 Cover royal plant (5) CAPER {CAPE}{R}

12 That tractor has to pull (7) ATTRACT [T]

13 Character from Rhodes in record store, close to downtown (7) EPSILON {EP}{SILO}{d...wN}

14 Ruined, destitute man had made good in the end (5) E?D?D (Addendum - ENDED Tail acrostic - See comments))

15 Desperately need drinks — so fired up (8) ENTHUSED {EN{THUS}ED*}

18 Arrange memory assistance tips, in case he tends to forget (8) AMNESIAC {Me...y+As...e+IN+CASE}*

20 Love and suffer, say (5) OPINE {0}{PINE}

23 Latest issue? (7) NEONATE [CD]

25 Egg consumed by python, breaking wind (7) TYPHOON {TYPH{O}ON*}

26 Best of steel items (5) ELITE [T]

27 Dandies carrying new totes, making impressions (9) FOOTSTEPS {FO{TOTES*}PS}

28 One with energy about to break chain (8) TOGETHER {T{GO<=}ETHER}

29 Extremely excited at one’s boy becoming a scientist (6) EDISON {Ex...eD}{1}{SON}

DOWN

1   He spared criminal, reformed (8) RESHAPED*

2   Told off to stay in bed (7) BLASTED {B{LAST}ED}

3   Plan to cause confusion and escape (9) SKEDADDLE {SKED}{ADDLE}

5   Exercise caution in the agreement — banks check for possible fraud (14) AUTHENTICATION {CAUTION+IN+THE}* in {Ag...nT} (Correction - {CAUTION+IN+THE+Ag...nT}* See comments)

6   Walks in line, leaving plants (5) PACES PlACES

7   Beat back of bean, say (7) REPULSE {RE}{PULSE}

8   Time of the year to be well (6) SPRING [DD]

9   Despite my best efforts and talent, my autobiography is without punch, finally (3,3,4,2,2) FOR THE LIFE OF ME {FORT{p..cH}E}{LIFE OF ME}

16 In Paris one modelled after work, facing no resistance (9) UNOPPOSED {UN}{POSED}<=>{OP}

17 Poet composed sonnet about American city (8) TENNYSON {TEN{NY}SON*}

19 KrisKross, in debt, making beastly sounds (7) MEOWING {ME}{OWING}

21 Sir struggled to describe a few chemical compounds (7) ISOMERS {I{SOME}RS*}

22 Eat for fun, say (6) INGEST (~ in jest)

24 Travel all over the place, not very brisk (5) ALERT TRAvEL*

Reference List

Royal = R, Line = L, Of = RE, Work = OP, Very = V