No13832, Thursday 06 Apr 2023, Arden

Rangoli by Gowri

Solution to 20D 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   Many a discharge from a mass of tissues (7) POLYPUS {POLY}{PUS}

5   Strange code, strange etiquette (7) DECORUM {CODE*}{RUM}

9   Lover's love to chase capital (5) ROMEO {0}<=>{ROME}

10 Clubs, say, involved in tourism (5,4) MINOR SUIT*

11 Holding back some oil of tropical fruit? (9) PORTFOLIO [T=]

12 Follow orders in part of London (3,2) ACT ON {ACTON}

13 Insect bite returns (4) GNAT<=

15 Is intellectual wasted by the ruler? (8) THINKING {THIN}{KING}

18 Put down study for CAT perhaps (8) DENOUNCE {DEN}{OUNCE}

19 Honesty can be lost, that's grim (4) DOUR canDOUR

22 Writing to impress? Bring it all out (5) RETCH {R}{ETCH}

24 Hard to enter capital? Look back, you hypocrites! (9) PHARISEES {P{H}ARIS}{SEE<=}

26 Fearful of being turned into stone (9) PETRIFIED [C&DD]

27 Some special attention for coffee (5) LATTE [T]

28 Squash - ask family to accompany (7) PUMPKIN {PUMP}{KIN}

29 A month and a day in a scientist's possession (7) RAMADAN {RAM{A}{D}AN}

DOWN

1   Property vacated, guy finds a gem stone (6) PYROPE {Pr...tY}{ROPE}

2   Recline precariously all around me and crush (9) LIMERENCE {LI{ME}RENCE*}

3   Confirmation of pressure applied on top (5) PROOF {OF}<=>{PR}{On} (Correction - {P}{ROOF} - See comments)

4   Not to climb on top - it's easy, stupid! (9) SIMPLETON {NOT<=}<=>{SIMPLE}

5   It's possibly found in Gold Coast (5) DINGO [T] Semi&lit

6   Stole a vehicle, that's what the boy intended (9) CARJACKED {CAR{JACK}ED}

7   America in decay, wake up! (5) ROUST  {RO{US}T}

8   Masters can be allowed in late at night for prayers (6) MATINS {MA{TIN}S}

14 Besides the limited choice for a morsel hunter (9) TOOTHPICK {TOO}{THe}{PICK}

16 Admission of wrong doing by subject (9) ICELANDER (~ i slander)

17 At sea, nude characters felt sea sick (9) NAUSEATED*

20 Hold, hold a short line - it may happen (4,2) ?R?P ?P (Addendum - CROP UP {C{ROPe}UP} - See comments)

21 Back like a bird (6) ASTERN {AS}{TERN}

23 Pole goes into temporary shelter (5) TOTEM [T]

24 Cell missing second faulty protein (5) PRION PRIsON

25 Normal sights while going north - keeping faith (5) ISLAM [T<=]

Reference List

Writing = R, Hard = H, Day = D, Pressure = P, Masters = MA'S, Second = S