No 13596, Thursday 30 Jun 2022, Dreamer

Solution to 11A 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

8   Sit oddly before old sound system (6) STEREO {SiT}{ERE}{O}

9   Old viral poem about lost love (8) PRIMEVAL {VIRAL+PoEM}*

10 Better attendant? (8) CROUPIER [CD]

11 Tie note encircling employee's original resume (6) R?O?E? (Addendum - REOPEN {R{Em...r}OPE}{N}

12 Beef sausage? Nope. Ripe bananas! (8) PEPERONI*

13 Lawrence has arm pain (6) TWINGE {T{WING}E}

14 Son on vacation provided short name for brandy glass (7) SNIFTER {SoN}{IF}{TERm}

17 Company backing narrative about source of liquid fuel (4,3) COAL GAS {CO}{SAG{Li...d}A<=}

20 Son went to get a little ornate instrument used in vehicles (6) SPEEDO {S}{PEED}{Or...e}

22 Are terms amended to produce new version of old recording? (8) REMASTER*

25 Stylish mark covering main part of the cloth (6) INSEAM {IN}{SEA}{M}

26 Poem by retired salesman is ill-natured (8) PERVERSE {VERSE}<=>{REP<=}

27 Dismiss beautiful woman without sex appeal and talent, primarily (8) BELITTLE {BEL{IT}{Ta...t}LE}

28 Somehow worry about onset of anthracnose in plant (6) YARROW {Y{An...e}RRPOW*}

DOWN

1  Physician gets a piece of tailless fish (8) STURGEON {S{Ta...s}URGEON}

2   Champion of the people ignoring principle of "Blessed Trinity" (6) TRIUNE TRIbUNE

3   Dutch man at home wearing spectacles and a loose cloak with wide sleeves (6) DOMINO {D}{O{M}{IN}O}

4   Condemn attack by Britain after leaders of Ukraine pressurised (7) UPBRAID {B}{RAID}<=>{Uk...e}{Pr...d}

5   Title Rob used for book containing words of Opera? (8) LIBRETTO*

6   Monument spread over Bank of Missouri (8) MEMORIAL {ME{M or I}AL}

7   Request Bill to interrupt German person who is dishonest (3,3) BAD EGG {B{AD}EG}{G}

15 Wild democratic movement to acquire dominance at the centre (8) FRENETIC {FRE{d..iNa..e}E}{TIC}

16 Crime novel by Christie accepted by English town, needing no introduction (8) ENORMITY {E}{N or M}{cITY}

18 Dislike American style (8) AVERSION {A}{VERSION}

19 Outing permitted for a group of three (7) TRIPLET {TRIP}{LET}

21 Hand tool price changed around beginning of November (6) PINCER {PI{No...r}CER*}

23 Injure newcomer endlessly and put to death (6) MARTYR {MAR}{TYRo}

24 Sad to invite that man without originally offering a drink (6) SHERRY {So{HE}RRY}

Reference List

Before = ERE, Old = O, Note = N, Lawrence = TE, Went = PEED, Son = S, Stylish = IN, Mark = M, Sex appeal = IT, Dutch = D, Man = M, Spectacles = OO, Britain = B, Bill = AD, German = G, English = E, American = A