No 13580, Saturday 11 Jun 2022, Afterdark

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ACROSS

7   Sign on top of notebook and enter (3,2) LOG ON {LOGO}{No...k}

8   Caution; frequently in vain, soldier takes a weapon (9) VIGILANCE {VaIn}{GI}{LANCE}

10 Republican is coming in to take last son out for propaganda (6) ADVERT ADVE(-n+r)RT

11 No band has regulation (8) LIGATURE [CA] {LIGATURE+NO}*=REGULATION}

12 Suggests removal of article and have only badges (8) BROOCHES BRO(-a+o)OCHES

13 Ninety-nine.. hundred..timeless figure (4) ICON {IC}{tON}

15 Retweet contains review of article on earnings (7) RECEIPT {R{PIECE<=}T}

17 Puke's contents establishes suicide (7) SEPPUKU Letter Bank

20 Harry to play around lunch, perhaps (4) BAIT {BA{1}T}

22 Deep sore festering, grandma applies ointment finally (8) RESONANT {SORE*}{NAN}{o...nT}

25 Reptile primarily persisted in land earlier... (8) TERRAPIN {TERRA{Pe...d}IN}

26 ...long-lived, a precious commodity swimming over ocean (3-3) AGE-OLD {A}{G{E}OLD} E/Ocean? See comments

27 Homes or adda, even by half should manifest clearances, say (9) HEADROOMS {HOMES+OR+ADda}*

28 Considering that, change directions and start (5) WINCE (-s+w)WINCE

DOWN

1   Expression of frustration on finding goo in fridge all over the place (4,5) GOOD GRIEF {GOO+FRIDGE}*

2   Owning nothing setter left earlier being forsaken (8) LONESOME {ONES}{0}{ME}<=>{L}

3   Still bald? Avoid heroin (7) AIRLESS hAIRLESS

4   Driving under influence? Caught one at Singapore, at a corner in camouflage (8) DISGUISE {D{1}{SG}UI}{SE}

5   Communist actors dismissed (6) CASTRO*

6   Orange colour has reddish edges primarily; or is it another colour? (5) OCHRE Acrostic Semi&lit

9   Escort? Cut off the head. Cut (4) ETCH fETCH

14 Kicks father-in-law and destroys porn film (4,5) SKIN FLICK {KICKS+FIL}* (Addendum - {KICKS+FIL+'N}* - See comments)

16 Losing a dash, suffer sweetheart's barb at the end? It's a conspiracy (3-2,3) PUT-UP JOB {PUT-UP}{JO}{barB}

18 Widespread fear around Delaware before storm arrives finally (8) PANDEMIC {PAN{DE}{s..rM}IC}

19 Relative had some gold, foreign exchange made into half (7) GRANDMA {Gold}{RAND}{MAde}

21 Erode is a bad village ultimately, without roads (6) ABRADE {A}{B{R}AD}{v...gE}

23 Spread is a special one (4) SPAN {SP}{AN}

24 Primarily cinema enables lousy entertainer becoming a star (5) CELEB Acrostic

Reference List

Sign = LOGO, Soldier = GI, Republican = R, Article = A, Only = O, Ninety-nine = IC, Hundred = TON, Time = T, Retweet = RT, Article = PIECE, Lunch perhaps = 1, Grandma = NAN, Land = TERRAIN, Directions = S,W, Considering that = SINCE

Left = L, Bald = HAIRLESS, Heroin = H, Singapore = SG, Corner = SE, Escort = FETCH, Father-in-law = FIL, Dash = -, Suffer = PUT-UP, And = 'N, Sweetheart = JO, Delaware = DE, Foreign exchange = RAND, Roads = R, Special = SP

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