No 13894, Saturday 17 Jun 2023, Afterdark

ACROSS

9   Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency treatment for gourmet (7) EPICURE {EPI}{CURE}

10 For a very long time today a Republican was dancing (4,3) YEAR DOT {TODAY+A+R}* Anagram fodder error

11 A dangerous place to get internet (3,4) HOT SPOT [C&DD]

12 Sailor's cry leading to dismissal (5-2) HEAVE-HO [DD]

13 Strengthen party and unit of communication in the body (5,4) NERVE CELL {NERVE}{CELL}

15 Long for party after college (5) CRAVE {RAVE}<=>{C}

16 Advantage has been manifested getting qualified (7) BENEFIT {BEEN*}{FIT}

19 Sheiks dancing on Sabbath with Jewish women (7) SHIKSES {SHEIK*}{S}

20 Shape of company not impressive, collapsing as per sources (5) CONIC {CO}{Not}{Im...e}{Co...g}

21 Struggles with gust, forward movement, off from empty road (4-2-3) TUGS-OF-WAR {GUST+FORWArd}*

25 Study angle first relating to wide angle lens (7) FISHEYE {EYE}<=>{FISH} 

26 Outfit of Andhra Pradesh seen at Mumbai suburb (7) APPAREL {AP}{PAREL}

28 Salvage Regina's electric bike (7) RECYCLE {R}{E}{CYCLE}

29 Reporter's self introduction to inspire? (7) IMPRESS {I'M PRESS}

DOWN

1   Tailless elephant curiously found with a bird (6) PEAHEN ElEPHANt* How is L deleted?

2   One who's trying to lose weight tried exercising, gaining energy (6) DIETER {TRIED}* over {E}

3   Ball is with line umpire (4) LUMP {L}{UMP}

4   Arrange to drop son and pick up Kelvin in vessel (6) KETTLE (-s+k)KETTLE

5   Disease, say disheartened Greek character is taking some levafloxacin (8) SYPHILIS {SaY}{PHI}{IS} over {Le...n}

6   Liqueur for chairman, so refreshing (10) MARASCHINO*

7   Advantage with wife? Say rigged towards the end (8) EDGEWAYS {EDGE}{W}{SAY*}

8   Salvagers on road work collecting egg, euros and rupees (8) STOOPERS {ST}{O}{OP}{E}{RS}

14 Competence of English females in charge's nice, improved by end of day (10) EFFICIENCY {E}{F}{F}{IC}{NICE*}{daY}

16 Reinforce a tree (Eucalyptus primarily) or blow up (8) BACKFIRE {BACK}{FIR}{Eu...s}

17 New nun chosen almost is matchless (8) NONESUCH {NUN+CHOSEn}*

18 Shabby, beaten boy gives way to terrorist basically (8) TATTERED (-b+t)TATTERED

22 Player having bash with boxer at Spain (6) GOALIE {GO}{ALI}{E}

23 Aggravate wife's sore mended with tip of nail (6) WORSEN {W}{SORE*}{Nail}

24 Savour the spice (6) RELISH [DD]

27 Bishop of Rome has cola and sweet essentially (4) POPE {POP}{swEet]

Reference List

Republican = R, College = C, Sabbath = S, Company = CO, Regina = R, Electric = E, Energy = E, Line = L, Son = S, Kelvin = K, Wife = W, Work = OP, Euro = E, Rupees = RS, English = E, Female = F, In charge = IC, Boy = B, Spain = E