No 13532, Saturday 16 Apr 2022, Arden

ACROSS

9   Play about church money (7) DRACHMA {DRA{CH}MA}

10 Worker has fruit for nourishment (7) ALIMENT {A{LIME}NT}

11 Need law to reform public work projects (3,4) NEW DEAL*

12 Arrow or direction to an Italian address (7) SIGNORE {SIGN}{OR}{E}

13 Rating agency on copy writing — it’s sort of abrasive (9) SANDPAPER {S&P}{APE}{R}

15 Ancient prophet mostly travelled west (5) ELIAS SAILEd<=

16 Exclamation about a semi-normal guy from Newcastle (7) GEORDIE {GE{ORDInary}E}

19 Arms use refused by Dutch philosopher (7) ERASMUS*

20 Setter extremely guilty after rejecting God (5) DOGGY {Gu..tY}<=>{GOD<=}

21 Flower enclosures — not taking me back (9) PENSTEMON {PENS}{NO{ME}T<=}

25 Poor Arden got nothing — you heard some verse (7) RONDEAU {R{O}NDEA*}{(~you)U}

26 Example of area covered with gas under pressure (7) PARAGON {AR{A}GON}<=>{P}

28 Rank number one, a few followed (7) NOISOME {NO 1}{SOME}

29 Checked if ice had come inside the structure (7) EDIFICE [T]

DOWN

1   Dreamboat promoting debauchery, say, after a party (6) ADONIS {SIN<=}<=>{A}{DO}

2   Perhaps wait and land in the centre of the island (6) TAIWAN {WAIT*}{lANd}

3   Paying heed to make sure it’s partly clarified (4) GHEE [T] Semi&lit

4   Everyone in the Republican party will run (6) GALLOP {G{ALL}OP}

5   Informal chat about employer, say (8) CAUSERIE {CA}{USER}{IE}

6   Up on the run wearing a vest — it’ll give you a high (6,4) SINGLE MALT {SINGLE{LAM<=}T}

7   Dress is having trim all around, showing indulgence (8) HEDONISM {HE{DON}{IS}M}

8   Hastiest move, but they don’t believe (8) ATHEISTS*

14 Unusual demand, ploy by a native of Australia (5,5) PADDY MELON*

16 Mad rush, a danger perhaps close to edge (8) GADARENE {A+DANGER}*{edgE}

17 Cease functioning under paper material (8) ORGANDIE {DIE}<=>{ORGAN}

18 Established banks allow partner — it’s accepted (8) ESPOUSED {Es...{SPOUSE}...eD}

22 Relatively speaking, he will write up and cut (6) NEPHEW {PEN<=}{HEW} 

23 Winger fixed game, was overpaid regularly (6) MAGPIE {MAG{PaId}E*}

24 Poles have a stake in this European city (6) NANTES {N}{ANTE}{S}

27 Rate an upcoming fabricator (4) RAIL<=

Reference List

Church = CH, Direction = E, Writing = R, Exclamation = GEE, Area = A, Pressure = P

Party = DO, About = CA, Say = IE, Vest = SINGLET, Paper = ORGAN, Poles = N,S 

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Reference list word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous