No 13701, Thursday 03 Nov 2022, Arden

Solution to 17D 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

6   One wearing cotton occasionally described in a few lines (5) CANTO {C{AN}oTtOn}

7   A flower placed inside — that's capital (8) ADELAIDE {A}{DE{LAID}E}

10 Gas for glass, say (7) PROPANE {PRO}{PANE}

11 He gets all the money from opening in shelter (7) LEGATEE {LE{GATE}E}

12 Fast to get a doctor — that's brilliant (7) LAMBENT {L{A}{MB}ENT}

13 Perhaps a ship carries half load of Mercurous chloride (7) CALOMEL {CA{LOad}MEL}

14 The right to be heard and to sustain cold treatment (5,6) LOCUS STANDI*

19 Country song about soldiers (7) ARMENIA {AR{MEN}IA}

21 Rejected seed is ruin (7) NEMESIS {SEMEN<=}{IS}

23 Often gardens are enclosed carrying a warning in fencing (2,5) EN GARDE [T]

25 "Royal Emblems" — a first class beer from the Orient (7) REGALIA {A1}{LAGER}<=

26 Marine creature gets back support on even nonissues (8) PORPOISE {PROP<=}{nOnIsSuEs}

27 Covered and we got intertwined (5) AWNED*

DOWN

1   Report everything, detailed but nothing official (8) INFORMAL {INFORM}{ALl}

2   Seek first authentic copy outside (6) FORAGE {FOR{Au...c}GE}

3   Shifting bases, collecting a rent for part of Arctic ocean (7,3) BARENTS SEA {B{A}{RENT}S SEA*}

4   Can have a little bit of meat (4) VEAL [T]

5   Set duty in the morning at the inner sanctuary (6) ADYTUM {A{DUTY*}M}

6   Drink up — entering a hot place (6) CUPOLA {C{UP}OLA}

8   African comes up with record breaking ones (7) ANGOLAN {AN}{LOG<=}{AN}

9   Instrument in half the film (5) CELLO CELLOphane

13 About 10 sign under such curves (10) CATENARIES {CA}{TEN}{ARIES}

15 May fall under a spell (7) CANTRIP {CAN}{TRIP}

16 Tense behind the bar, stealing single is cheeky (8) INSOLENT {T}<=>{INN} over {SOLE}

17 Part of Switzerland in bottom left? On the contrary it's top left (5) ?A?E? (Addendum - BASEL {BASE}{L} - See comments)

18 Greenland perhaps is not Green (6) ISLAND {IS}{greenLAND}

20 Felt around midnight can leave, fly later? (6) MAGGOT {MA{niGht}{GO}T}

22 Hungarian army managed to get silver (6) MAGYAR {M{AG}YAR*}

24 Long story, part of the picture (4) EPIC [T]

Reference List

First class = A1, About = CA, Tense = T, Left = L