No 13590, Thursday 23 Jun 2022, Avtaar

Solution to 29A 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   Stir freshly cut fruit (7) PRODUCT {PROD}{CUT*}

5   Shops due to get millions (7) INFORMS {IN FOR}{M'S}

10 Avtaar leaves His Majesty drinking a peg (4) KNAG {KiN{A}G}

11 Cheap American car featured in a fairy tale (10) AFFORDABLE {A}{F{FORD}ABLE}

12 Distant acquaintance? (3,3) PEN PAL [CD]

13 Old writer taking shot at limerick — basically, it is an easy target (4,4) OPEN GOAL {O}{PEN}{GO}{At}{Li...k}

14 Cry for help if the pot's burning (4,5) STOP THIEF*

16 They project women on the radio (5) EAVES (~eves)

17 Act withdrawn by a story-teller (5) AESOP {POSE}{A}<=

19 A place to rest and drop lifeless, according to Spooner (6,3) DOUBLE BED (~bubble dead to double bed)

23 Unpredictable Western movie recording starting off with cage (4-4) WIDE-OPEN {W}{vIDEO}{PEN}

24 Estate of Parisian cardinal (6) DEMAIN {DE}{MAIN}

26 With malice, aunt turned to libel (10) CALUMNIATE*

27 Controversial case of migrant eating exposed food (4) MOOT {Mi...nT} over {fOOd}

28 Modification of limits for trade and price leads to cash inflow (7) RECEIPT {TradE+PRICE}*

29 A dame, naked in shower — becomes red-faced (7) ?S?A?E?  (Addendum - ASHAMED {A}{SH{dAMe}ED} - See comments)

DOWN

2   Grade set wrongly? That is most offensive (7) RANKEST {RANK}{SET*}

3   Find dog with name written in Arabic (3,2) DIG UP {PUG}{ID}<= Arabic is Left to right and not bottom to top

4   Everybody's invited to “Tea and Hot Bread” (7) CHALLAH {CH{ALL}A}{H}

6   Navy quietly dumps contracts for cradles (6) NURSES {N}{pURSES}

7   Drink in poem about diversity followed by Auden's introduction (9) ORANGEADE {O{RANGE}{Au..n}DE}

8   Maybe Trojan horse's entertaining somersaulting drill? (7) MALWARE {MA{AWL<=}RE}

9   Without external help, no bet was on (3,4,3,3) OFF ONES OWN BAT {NO+BET+WAS+ON}* [RA]

15 Short time in troupe reformed Sue (9) PROSECUTE {PRO{SEC}UTE*}

18 Drug mafia's chief upset the office of the Head of Kuwait (7) EMIRATE {E}{Ma..a}{IRATE}

20 They make name-tags for hounds (7) BADGERS [DD]

21 Chapter missing in classic book's abstract (7) EPITOME {EPIc}{TOME}

22 West Indian city rising after “Operation Ease Lockdown” (4,2) OPEN UP {PUNE<=}<=>{OP}

25 Mother of millions — most affectionate, primarily (5) MOMMA Acrostic &lit

Reference List

Million = M, Old = O, Western = W, Of in French = DE, Tea = CHA< Hot = H, Navy = N, Quietly = P, Drill = AWL, Drug = E, Chapter = C, Book = TOME, Operation = OP