No 13636, Tuesday 16 Aug 2022, Afterdark

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

9   Yes, if he can make wide-angle lens (7) FISHEYE*

10 Secured 3 points — United embarrassed (7) ENSURED {E}{N}{S}{U}{RED}

11 Closed after serving some tequila, first lover in that place spilled (7) SLOPPED {S(-t+l)LOPPED}

12 Violent crime in fellowship? What a country! (7) AMERICA {A{CRIME*}A}

13 Combined? Isolated possibly after tea as discussed (9) TOTALISED {ISOLATED}*<=>{(~tea)T}

15 An excellent doctor in residence for feet (5) IAMBI {1}{A{MB}1}

16 Maybe Brit's worry is fish (7) POMFRET {POM}{FRET}

19 Maybe a cover on head in pouring rain, worn by man on time (7) HAIRNET {H{RAIN*}E}{T}

20 Strange dismissal, takes run edging first (5) OUTRE {OUT}{R}{Ed...g}

21 Most oily? Not good. Instead about to get the most wrinkled (9) CREASIEST (-g+c)CREASIEST

25 Gave one try on spot (7) LENTIGO {LENT}{1}{GO}

26 Rene shortly visiting prophet to get calmer (7) SERENER v{SE{RENe}ER}

28 Experts on east involved in Market Research on India (7) MAESTRI {M{EAST*}R}{I} 

29 Upright reason, rational (7) E?D?I?E (Addendum - ENDWISE {END}{WISE} - See comments)

DOWN

1   Off-site assembly. I am leaving to get make up (6) OFFSET {OFF+SiTE}*

2   Distribute to guards in vessel endlessly (6) ASSORT {A{SS}ORTa}

3   Spy in retreat or castle (4) KEEP<=

4   Slave trade conducted in grasslands area (6) VELDTS {VELDTS+AREA=SLAVE TRADE} [CA]

5   Oliver and Ahaana hiding in terrace (8) VERANDAH [T]

6   According to a connection, primarily Surya has rough tempers (10) ASPERITIES {AS PER}{1}{TIE}{Su..a}

7   Doctor Martin's one of railway crew (8) TRAINMAN {MARTIN*}{AN}

8   Traffic at Chennai time after 1? You should be one who dreams (8) IDEALIST {DEAL}{IST}<=>{1}

14 Crane damaged in slope? Criminal (10) LARCENISTS {L{CRANE*}ISTS}

16 Sums for bachelor student, easy to begin with, Mathematics can be heartless (8) PROBLEMS {PRO}{B}{L}{Easy}{{Ma...cS}

17 Manchester United initially had money that is spent on opening, facing protests (8) MUTINIES {Ma...r}{Un...d}{TIN}{IE}{Spent}

18 Of building model, as per report, easy to steal mostly (8) TECTONIC {TEC(~tech)}{TO}{NICk} (Addendum - {T}{EC(~easy)}{TO}{NICk} - See comments)

22 Simpler for each school to get a heartless educator (6) EASIER {EA}{S}{1}{Ed...oR}

23 Reunions? Missing old redheads partying — they are boredoms (6) ENNUIS rEUNIoNS*

24 First to express romantic concern, emotions try a poetry (6) TERCET Acrostic

27 Free England trip (4) RIDE {RID}{E}

Reference List

Points = E,N,S, United = U, Fellowship = AA(Alcoholics Anonymous), Time = T, Run = R, Good = G, About = C, India = I, Guards = SS, Chennai time = IST, For = PRO, Bachelor = B, Student = L, Money = TIN, Each = EA, School = S, Old = O, England = E