No 13404, Wednesday 17 Nov 2021, Afterdark

Solution to 8D 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   A book with poem on home (5) ABODE {A}{B}{ODE}

4   Can starts become concludes? (9) TRANSACTS*

9   Sequence of letters I released to take a pilgrimage (3) HAJ H(-i+a)AJ

10 Proverb for tool noticed (3) SAW [DD]

11 Flap in airplane has trouble year-round, regularly (7) AILERON {AIL}{yEaR+rOuNd}

12 Cashier’s pouch... (4) SACK [DD]

13 ... on hand given to a lawyer (English) on road (10) ACCESSIBLE {1}{BL}{E}<=>{ACCESS}

15 Part of a bow at rear, one missing is replaced ahead (5) RISER {R{IS)EaR}

16 Shocking virtues of French on slavery (9) SERVITUDE {VIRTUES*}{DE}

17 Stupid directions, many leaving upset (9) DISORIENT DIREcTIONS*

21 Cuts disc, one released with nothing in it, shameful to begin with (5) CHOPS {CH(-1+0)OP}{Sh...l}

23 Company speaker to expose something from newspapers (5,5) COMIC STRIP {CO}{MIC}{STRIP}

24 Ill-gotten wealth from chapel, Father’s storage (4) PELF [T]

27 Negotiate to release Victor’s seventh daughter from jail (7) INTERNE INTERveNE

28 Nothing’s new, one’s essentially old (3) NIL {N}{1}{oLd}

29 Look, female comes out as a genius... (3) ACE fACE

30 Lass dancing in splendid surroundings, a meadow (9) GRASSLAND {GR{LASS*}AND}

31 Herd in cage by force (5) FLOCK {LOCK}<=>{F}

DOWN

1   Longs to have a rebel society (5) ACHES {A}{CHE}{S}

2   Ends protests (7) OBJECTS [DD]

3   Preferably remodel secondhand boxes (4) ELSE [T]

4   New watch, neckties often seen in boxes (7) THWACKS {WATCH*}{necKtieS}

5   Dabbler Abraham ate urgently, portion of it (7) AMATEUR [T]

6   Buyer’s remorse follows after listening to this (5,5) SALES PITCH [CD]

7   Auditor at bar essentially in bout with a beast (7) CARIBOU {CA}{RIB}{bOUt}

8   Stupid directions, many randomly to circumvent law (9) S?N?E?E?S (Addendum - SENSELESS {L} in msny S&N&E - See comments)

14 Paper’s before had links and tapes earlier (10) PRERECORDS {PR}{ERE}{CORDS} 

15 Ruby’s working; it’s editing (9) REDACTING {RED}{ACTING}

18 Problem at Emirates’ central island (7) SUMATRA {SUM}{AT}{emiRAtes}

19 Terms are mixed up, if radical is replaced by a variable, it will be Maxima and Minima (7) EXTREMA {TERM(-s+x)X+ARE}*

20 Wore matching attire; intend to hold wife and dance (7) TWINNED {INTEND with W}*

22 Oscar, say dashed outside with Old Spice (7) OREGANO {O}{R{EG}AN}{O}

25 Compound of 26 and potassium creates a small particle (5) FLECK {CLEF*}{K}

26 Perhaps, symbol for chlorine electron and fluorine (4) CLEF {CL}{E}{F}

Reference List

Book = B, Lawyer = BL, English = E, Of in French = DE, Many = C, Company = CO, Victor = V, New = N, Female = F, Force = F,  Society = S, Auditor = CA, Directions = S,N,E, Law = L, Paper = PR, Variable = X, Wife = W,  Oscar = O, Old = O

GRID SAME AS YESTERDAY