No 13703, Saturday 05 Nov 2022, Arden

ACROSS

1   Sign that a guitarist's on a roll (11) SAGITTARIUS* 

7   Drop some sauce (3) DIP [DD]

9   Trainee acted improperly (5) CADET*

10 Written statement from a fellow providing back up crane... (9) AFFIDAVIT {A}{F}{IF<=}{DAVIT}

11 ...are rather found in one corner of the table (4,5) RARE EARTH*

12 Diving? No, no good when wearing this (5) LUNGI LUNGIng Semi&lit

13 Very little money for booze, get principal support at the back (7) CENTRUM {CENT}{RUM}

15 Not a soul in polling station on election day (4) NONE [T]

18 Starts raising immediately a lot of money (4) RIAL Acrostic

20 Rectify soldier's habit (7) REDRESS {RE}{DRESS}

23 In own surroundings sweetheart is shy (5) HEAVE {H{swEet}AVE}

24 May be Captain Marvel can make our sphere turn topsy-turvy (9) SUPERHERO* 

26 Placed on fire right away before the wound finally festered (9) PUTREFIED {PUT}{RE}{FIrE}{w..nD}

27 Subject partly revised in a moment (5) OMANI [T<=]

28 American in a big city, reportedly opposes the motion (3) NAY {N{A}Y}

29 Support shaky, remained using chicanery (11) LEGERDEMAIN {LEG}{REMAINED}*

DOWN

1   Fire people in the contest (4,4) SACK RACE {SACK}{RACE}

2   Enraged about taking one in a headlong rush (8) GADARENE {ENRAGED}* over {A}

3   It's included in the tax (5) TITHE {T{IT}HE}

4   Mixed up characters or a couple of farm animals? (7) ANAGRAM {A}{NAG}{RAM}

5   Went around as if Chinese joined them here in Iran (7) ISFAHAN {AS+IF}*{HAN}

6   Team covered but not allowed to play (9) SIDELINED {SIDE}{LINED}

7   Lovely to have dinner around six (6) DIVINE {DI{VI}NE}

8   Atop — from bottom to top is a dialect (6) PATOIS {(+p)PATO(-p)}{IS}

14 Sid will make a hue and cry (5,4) RAISE HELL [DIS<=] 

16 Bananas are made ripe initially with sugar (8) DEMERARA {ARE+MADE+Ripe}*

17 Finally these nations became European (8) ESTONIAN {t..sE+NATIONS}*

19 One way to cut fish, if one is so inclined (7) LISTING {L{1}{ST}ING}

20 Jockey astride a pony initially is faster (7) RAPIDER {R{A}{Pony}IDER}

21 Charlie's invitation for a ride to a composer (6) CHOPIN {C}{HOP IN}

22 Courage to get everyone off the support frame (6) GANTRY GallANTRY

25 One giving support-could be a factor for a runner (5) RHONE {ONE}<=>{RH}

Reference List

Fellow = F, No = N, Good = G, Soldier = RE, On = RE, Right = R, American = A, Chinese = HAN, Hell = DIS, Charlie = C, Factor = RH