No 13834, Saturday 08 Apr 2023, Arden

ACROSS

1   Instruction to keep reading - remains within language (6) PASHTO {P{ASH}TO}

4   Land bird stuck in boat at sea (8) BOTSWANA {BOT{SWAN}A*}

9   Lifetime of work done over preserving continental unity (6) OEUVRE {O{EU}VRE*}

10 One against excluding lascivious song and dance on the streets (8) CARNIVAL {CARN{1}{V}AL}

12 Stark naked when employed as a spy here... (2,3,3) IN THE RAW [DD]

13 ...maybe many actively involved using fictitious name (6) ANONYM {AN{ON}YM*}

15 Popular programme's open - could start morning time (6,6) CANDID CAMERA {CANDID}{Co..d}{AM}{ERA}

18 Don't read a novel - get 'bull's eye!' (4,2,6) DEAD ON TARGET {DONT+READ+A}*{GET}

21 Like the man in the middle, one follows path of non-violence (6) AHIMSA {A{HIM}S}{A}

22 Roll! Action! It's a party! (3-5) BUN-FIGHT {BUN}{FIGHT}

24 Killing in service area (8) MASSACRE {MASS}{ACRE}

25 Newspaper coverage of loot returned as bribe (6) SUBORN {SU{ROB<=}N}

26 Old man maybe roped in if attractive (4-4) DROP-DEAD {D{ROPED*}AD}

27 Starts using another cap entering heaven (6) UTOPIA {Us..g}{TOPI}{An...r}

DOWN

1   Land for profits, as they say (8) PROVINCE {~ pro wins}

2   Moving South, suspended money coming in (8) SHUNTING {S}{HUN{TIN}G}

3   Scene of serious accident in Delhi - streamline movement (5,4,6) THREE MILE ISLAND*

5   After one round picked up round stone (4) OPAL {LAP<=}<=>{O}

6   Fan assaulted and ran away - things often get a bit shaky around here (3,7,5) SAN ANDREAS FAULT {FAN+ASSAULTED+RAN}*

7   Let out after a day in the beginning (6) ADVENT {VENT}<=>{A}{D}

8   With a metal frame light is restricted, still burning (6) AFLAME {A}{F{LAMp}E}

11 Identification mark will reveal something fishy inside (3,4) BAR CODE {BAR{COD}E}

14 Force to reduce mass at the top, or is it in the stomach? (7) OMENTUM mOMENTUM

16 Gear up and go out if you're between eighteen or twenty years old, say (3,5) AGE GROUP {GEAR+UP+GO}*

17 Awkwardly ask to save some money - a small amount of money (8) STOTINKA {ASK+TO}* over {TIN}

19 Holy book's restricted debate on earth, perhaps (6) TALMUD {TALk}{MUD}

20 Treat as if it's business failure (6) FIASCO {AS+IF}*{CO}

23 Song makes girl lose her head (4) ARIA mARIA

Reference List

Against = V, South = S, Money = TIN, Day = D, Mass = M