No 13723, Tuesday 29 Nov 2022, Karaoke

Solution to 7D 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   Audience get endlessly motivated here (5,7) MOVIE THEATRE {MOTIVATEd+HERE}* Semi&lit What's the Anind?

9   Hotel worker secretly rears bird (5) OWLET [T]

10 Go-getter wears essentially priceless synthetic fabric (9) GEORGETTE {GOGETTER+p..cEl..s}*

11 Some mediocre American milk substitute (7) CREAMER [T]

12 Non-stop entertainment, hide bishop in closet (7) CABINET {CAbar{B}{IN}ET}

13 A-One bird flying, carefree (8) DEBONAIR*

14 Snake in the banks of Ganges catches your breath (5) GASPS {Gan{ASP}geS}

18 Almost deep cut (5) SEVER SEVERe

20 Firm rejected dialogue to include some bonus in pay out (8) DISBURSE {DISco{Bo..s}URSE}

24 Cataract patient gets computer aided diagnosis primarily (7) CASCADE {CAS{Co...r}{Ai..d}{Di...s}E}

26 Left-leaning state scores on information, software and technology initially (7) MARXIST {(~marks)MARX}{In...n}{So...e}{Te...y}

27 She works at home with fake surname and papers (9) NURSEMAID {SURNAME*}{ID}

28 Cut corners and avoid getting married (5) SKIMP {SKI{M}P}

29 Setter indulged in manipulating mandate to win repeatedly (4,3,5) TIME AND AGAIN {I} in {MANDATE}* and {GAIN}

DOWN

1   Easily influenced by master, learner drawn in by beer can (9) MALLEABLE {M{AL{L}E}{ABLE}

2   Organic compound from critical colliery with depleted ends (7) VITAMIN {VITAl}{MINe}

3   Using log finally figure out time for aubergine product (8) EGGFRUIT {loG+FIGURE}*{T} How is this related to 'Aubergine'? See comments

4   Jerk up and down consuming pot heartily with strong liquor (6) HOOTCH {HO{pOt}TCH}

5   All get bras shortened! - It helps to solve problems (7) ALGEBRA {ALl+GEt+BRAs}

6   Public official mostly returns to shop (3,2) RAT ON NOTARy<=

7   Do I hear nut to yield? (7) ?O?C?D?  (Addendum - CONCEDE {CON}{(~seed)CEDE} - See comments)

8   Amateur leaves shed slowly (5) LENTO LEaN-TO

15 Hell with ambiguous prediction sparing clubs (9) PERDITION {PREDIcTION}*

16 A middle course by means of communication (3,5) VIA MEDIA {VIA}{MEDIA}

17 Maybe 26 cut needless official procedure (3,4) RED TAPE {RED}{TAPE} Anno for TAPE not clear See comments

19 The French display case at Greece poorly without basic courtesy (7) ETAGERE {AT+GREEcE}*

21 Coffeemaker's staff get limited chance to take advance (7) BARISTA {BA{RISk}T}{A}

22 I testify loudly for killing (5) ICING {I}{(~sing)CING}

23 Intern in particular cleared licentiate at final examination (6) DETAIN {DETAIl}{e...oN}

25 Khan in rotten serial, never-ending (5) SERAI SERIAl*

Reference List

Bishop = B, Firm = CO, Papers = ID, Married = M, Master = M, Learner = L, Time = T, Amateur = A, Clubs = C, Advance = A, Licentiate = L