No 13582, Tuesday 14 Jun 2022, Afterdark

Solution to 1D 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   Termination of pregnancy is a blessing, right held by individual internally (8) ABORTION {A}{BO{RT}{I}ON}

5   Comical! Removing head is related to eye? (6) OCULAR jOCULAR

10 Boy or heartless girl, same brightness (5) GLEAM {GirL}EAM Anno pending (Addendum - (-b+gl)GLEAM - See comments)

11 Articles covering news, setter returns over to university library, say (9) ATHENAEUM {A}{THE}{N}{A}{M{U}E<=}

12 Element of truth, minute adjustment of removing, time and again (9) RUTHENIUM {tRUTH+MINUtE}

13 Beamed in agreement, checked recurring deposit (5) RAYED {R{AYE}D}

14 Invest on gold, profit if not good, will be a bit decent (6) ORDAIN {OR}{(-g+d)DAIN}

15 Representation of God is supported by Democratic India Organisation leaders (7) DIORAMA {RAMA}<=>{De...c}{In..a}{Or...n}

18 Basic hotel, WC is broken... (3-4) LOW-TECH*

20 ...frequently asking to find new inn and record arrival... (4,2) SIGN IN {aSkInG}{INN*}

22 ...frequently asking what's the appearance (5) SIGHT {aSkInG+wHaT}

24 Guy with brown cap in reverse seen at CBD, NY (9) MANHATTAN {MAN}{TAN}<=>{HAT}

25 Focus on including fund based on law in 22 (9) SPOTLIGHT {S{POT}{L}IGHT}

26 Start in two, drop wife and pick up redhead (5) INTRO {IN}{T(-w+r)RO}

27 Fabric colouring process you'll reportedly release on Yuletide, possibly (3-3) TIE-DYE YulETIDE*

28 As per auditor, politician's near building that's the abode of God (8) EMPYREAN (~mp)EMPY}{NEAR*}

DOWN

1   Could be a goat or a rabbit or a cat or the last one eating egg (6) A?G?R? (Addendum ANGORA [MD] - See comments)

2   Worth upset (9) OVERTHROW {WORTH}* [RA]

3   Basically after a tantrum first, men agree (15) TEMPERAMENTALLY  {A}<=>{TEMPER} and {MEN}{TALLY}

4   Acclaim at work; about to quit only to get promoted (7) OVATION OV{AT}ION Anno pending (Addendum - (+O)OV(-o)cATION -0 See comments)

6   V is the imaginary point of a body of matter.... (6,2,7) CENTRE OF GRAVITY {graVity} Semi&lit

7   Suspicious General removes odd ones in army (5) LEERY {LEE}{aRmY}

8   Healing power finally lies with electronic media and law (8) REMEDIAL {p..eR}{E}{MEDIA}{L}

9   According to them, education involves a topic (6) THEMED [T]

16 A retired knight's title, one becomes nothing — philosopher (9) ARISTOTLE {A}{SIR<=}{T(-1+0)OTLE}

17 Fluorine combined with ashes over time leads to rapid development of rigidity in cement (5,3) FLASH SET {FL}{ASHES*}{T}

19 Respect motherland a little less over time (6) HOMAGE {HOMe}{AGE}

20 One caught in problem gets refuge (7) SANCTUM {S{AN}{CT}UM}

21 Order for junior officer to gather nine around (6) ENJOIN {EN{J}{O}IN*}

23 Scorching sun; hobo, bum, cadge, all at the end get Sprite (5) GNOME Tail Acrostic

Reference List

Right = RT, Individual = I, Boy = B, News = N, University = U, Time = T, Recurring deposit = RD, Good = G, Fund = POT, Law = L, Wife = W, About = C, Only = O, Electronic = E, Caught = CT, Junior Officer = JO