No 13727, Saturday 03 Dec 2022, Arden

ACROSS

1   Scintillate her, order flower (7,7)  CARLINE THISTLE*

10 Inmates drenched, some had returned anoraks (5) NERDS [T<=]

11 Love even Latin characters (9) VALENTINE* Sem&lit

12 Starts with pretty elegant shirt, becomes a fashionista (7) HIPSTER {Pr...y+El...t+SHIRT}*

13 An ancient empire torn apart - the centre of this annexed (7) PARTHIA {PART{tHIs}A*}

14 Saw some coming back from the bottom (5) MOTTO [T<=]

16 I denounce a poor capital (9) ISLAMABAD {I}{SLAM}{A}{BAD}

19 Choice over the French fashion - Chanel ultimately is the one to follow (4,5) ROLE MODEL {OR<=}{LE}{MODE}{c...eL}

20 Girl has interest in returning to the plant (5) SISAL {LAS{I}S}<=

22 Support and close the rear (4,3) BACK END {BACK}{END}

25 Bill's essentially fine with state (7) INVOICE {fINe}{VOICE}

27 Other tune composed to that (9) THEREUNTO*

28 Medication not started for these native Americans (5) OSAGE dOSAGE

29 Dickens's work, missing a song of rejoicement (9,5) CHRISTMAS CAROL {a CHRISTMAS CAROL}

DOWN

2   Growing upward from Cleopatra, perhaps (9) ACROPETAL*

3   Composer asked for a table (5) LISZT (~list)

4   Ignore the upcoming study about pests (5,4) NEVER MIND {NE{VERMIN}D<=}

5   40% light - input has gone up from bulb (5) TULIP {TU{LIght}P<=}

6   He doesn't know essential form filling - amusing in a way (9) IGNORAMUS {IGN{fORm}AMUS*}

7   Temperature's elevated in this part of the body (5) THIGH {T}{HIGH}

8   Stone and plastic dealer, raking in millions (7) EMERALD {E{M}ERALD*}

9   Song about 'The Man' (6) ANTHEM*

15 Measuring instruments are there, so move over a short distance (9) OHMMETERS{THERE+SO}* over {MM}

17 Amused to see corrupt getting promoted, keeping quiet on inducements offered (9) LOLLIPOPS {LOL}{SPO{P}IL<=}

18 Do abstain from resorting to torture (9) BASTINADO*

19 Joe, say picks first ball nice in the middle, it's automatic (7) ROBOTIC {RO{B}OT}{nICe}

21 Songs for the skipper, as they say in Germany (6) LIEDER (~leader)

23 Open with club King (5) CLEAR {C}{LEAR}

24 Material dug up (5) DENIM<=

26 Instrument carried by William is breached (5) VIOLA  VIOLAted

Reference List

The in French = LE, Interest = I, Temperature = T, Millions = M, Amused = LOL(Laugh out loud), Quiet = P, Club = C