No 13805, Monday 06 Mar 2023, 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

1   Hope to contain high pressure (6) THRUST {T{H}RUST}

4   Most of the teeth over time held together with ease, now can't bite (8) EDENTATE {E{DENTAl}{T}E}

10 Native history buried in Lincoln (9) ABORIGINE {AB{ORIGIN}E}

11 Take sides during fighting to irrigate (5) WATER {WA{TakE}R}

12 Serial killing finally solved in the capital (7) ALGIERS {SERIAL+k...nG}*

13 Like to return fast, taking interest is important (7) SALIENT {AS<=}{L{I}ENT}

14 Material study on time essentially (5) DENIM {DEN}{tIMe}

15 Red inventory includes nine from the Orient (8) LENINIST {L{NINE<=}IST}

18 Allowed to carry thin glove (8) GAUNTLET {LET}<=>{GAUNT}

20 Big bird's back in news with divine power (5) NUMEN {N{EMU<=}N}

23 Not specific information on the boy (7) GENERIC {GEN}{ERIC}

25 Aspire to live without heart problem (7) BREATHE {B{HEART*}E}

26 Sign inside - "John for White House" (5) IGLOO {sIGn}{LOO}

27 Instrument for writing, grade one version (4,5) REED ORGAN {R}{GRADE+ONE}*

28 Dispatched - country heads lacking charm (8) ENTRANCE {sENT}{fRANCE}

29 Young man once said "No, sorry" (6) ADONIS {SAID+NO}*

DOWN

1   Bear hugs - one about to find leaves in a container (3,5) TEA CADDY {TE{A}{CA}DDY}

2   Used for crowd control while touring around (4,3) RIOT GUN*

3   Superhero in turn shows some skin (9) SPIDERMAN {SPI{DERMA}N}

5   Rigs with steel bands - shifting some furniture (8,6) DRESSING TABLES {RIGS+STEEL+BANDS}*

6   Latest - central help for a central post (5) NEWEL {NEW}{hELp}

7   One plays a part in kind of electric shock (7) ACTRESS {AC}{TRESS}

8   Time to get the sailor back, these are the mistakes (6) ERRATA {ER{TAR<=}A}

9   Relic I selected turned out to be a prime mover (6-8) DIESEL-ELECTRIC*

16 Feverish? No wonder, catching cold - maybe some jabberwockery (5,4) NONCE WORD {NO+WONDER}* over {C}

17 Divine issue raises fires (8) ?N?E?N?S (Addendum - INFERNOS {INFER}{SON<=} - See comments)

19 A tunnel shaped like a ring (7) ANNULET*

21 Silent spy - details of one changing the DNA (7) MUTAGEN {MUTe}{AGENt}

22 I get in somehow before things catch fire (6) IGNITE*

24 German's positive support for port wine (5) RIOJA {JA}<=>{RIO}

Reference List

High = H, EASE = EE, Interest = I, News = N, John = LOO, Writing = R, About = CA, Sailor = TAR, Cold = C, German's positive = JA