No 13626, Thursday 04 Aug 2022, Arden

Solution to 24D 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   Dream about capturing his heart, get respect (6) ADMIRE {ADM{hIs}RE*}

4   Given electric cable, need to retain the bottom half (8) ACCORDED {AC}{CORD}{neED}

10 Live with Redhead keeping alliance with Harry (9) BELEAGUER {BE}{LEAGUE}{Red}

11 Got nippy, held back the horse (5) PINTO [T<=]

12 Animal in a hay stack, part of habit (7) CASSOCK {C{ASS}OCK}

13 Vault over one time capital city (5,2) SANTA FE {S{AN}{T}AFE}

14 Republican party takes on a piece of music (5) RONDO {R}{ON}{DO}

15 Jerk gets IIT admission, Japanese love it (8) SHIITAKE {SH{IIT}AKE}

18 Man withstood devastation, but not this animal (8) MASTODON {MAN+STOOD}*

20 Representation on public transport (5) REBUS {RE}{BUS}

23 Trouble with hard work? Drink rum cocktail (7) TURMOIL {T{RUM*}OIL}

25 Retail trading — allow middlemen in the workshop (7) ATELIER {AT{mEn}LIER*}

26 Simple to hide one in part of church (5) NAIVE {NA{1}VE}

27 Get Andrea to train a pet (5,4) GREAT DANE*

28 Union's colourful reminders (8) CONFETTI [CD]

29 Tried out top speed before approval (6) CREDIT {TRIED}*<=>{C}

DOWN

1   Under a pound — a characteristic of the fish (8) ALBACORE {A}LB}{A}{CORE}

2   Issue dogs the country, it's a curse (7) MALISON {SON}<=>{MALI}

3   As one is battered in defeat, try to find a solution (6,3) REASON OUT {R{AS+ONE}*OUT}

5   Anarchism set in — awful for Tom, Dick and Harry, perhaps (9,5) CHRISTIAN NAMES*

6   Starts off rather promptly in new plant (5) ORPIN Acrostic

7   Sinister men from top to bottom in this country (7)  DENMARK {D{(-m)EN(+m)M}ARK}

8   Crowds had a run in with peaceniks (6) DROVES {D{R}OVES}

9   National transport named Lokum (7,7) TURKISH DELIGHT {TURKISH}{DELIGHT}

16 He bullies people in the mountain tops (9) TORMENTOR {TOR}{MEN}{TOR}

17 Recycle, reuse it — last man in gets greedy (8) ESURIENT {REUSE+IT}* over {maN}

19 "Follow a rule" you're told in rebuke (7) ARRAIGN (~ a reign)

21 Outlaw set up gang outside (7) BRIGAND {B{RIG}AND}

22 Racial undertones in Macbeth, nicely covered (6) ETHNIC [T]

24 Order by Vatican, detailed and voluminous (5) O?E?E (Addendum - OBESE {OBE}{SEe} - See comments)

Reference List

One = AN, Time = T, Republican = R, Party = DO, On = RE, Top speed = C, Pound = LB, Run = R, Mountain top = TOR