No 13996, Monday 16 Oct 2023, Afterdark

Rangoli by Gowri

Solution to 28A 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.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   On return, Tom tailed showy woman relative (11) GRANDMOTHER {TOM<=}<=>{GRAND] and {HER}

9   A fool in a port city (7) ANTWERP {AN}{TWERP}

10 See, Tally is designed with commitment (7) LOYALTY {LO}{TALLY*} Error in Fodder. See comments.

11 Pertaining to a place, one's genuine (5) AREAL {A}{REAL}

12 Like Margaret is called Peg (9) NICKNAMED [CD/Definition by Example] Peg or Meg?

13 Tales about unit of weight (5) TAELS*

15 Effeminate son is at school providing international education (9) SISSIFIED {S}{IS}{S}{IF}{I}{ED}

18 Tax collectors should be bizarre enemies to collect ten cents (9) EXCISEMEN {E{X}{C}ISEMEN*}

21 Beat the rot, be detailed (5) THROB {THe+ROt+Be}

22 Recurring theme is to limit vote equivocally (9) LEITMOTIV*

24 Being more unwell, executor is starting late (5) ILLER kILLER

26 Bread with ham, uneven pickings of trout and some zucchini toasted (7) MATZOTH {HAM+TrOuT+Zu...i}*

27 Expert marksman is no more on lookout (7) DEADEYE {DEAD}{EYE}

28 Composition by famous music director - 'Gentleman', line missing in remix (11) A?R?N?E?E?T (Addendum - ARRANGEMENT {ARR}{GENTlEMAN}* - See comments)

DOWN

1   Assurance certification collected by receiver (9) GUARANTEE {G{UA}RANTEE}

2   Mendicant resting hiding in a cave (5) ANTRE [T]

3   Fighters with outstanding league records (9) DUELLISTS {DUE}{L}{LISTS} 

4   Plants found at thorp in estate limits (7) ORPINES [T]

5   Chisel Edgar primarily used to make spiral shapes (7) HELICES {CHISEL+Ed..r}*

6   Fabric is rough and yellowish, opaque, natural at origin (5) RAYON Acrostic

7   Premium brew with a dash of lime is more highly desirable (8) PLUMMIER {P{Lime}UMMIER*}

8   English composer is at empty road (4) BYRD {BY}{RoaD}

14 Pregnant nurse, one in Berlin entering CT examination first (8) ENCEINTE {EN}{C{EIN}T}{Ex...n}

16 Certain IT building complex... (9) INTRICATE*

17 ...brand meet in trouble leading to delay (9) DEBARMENT*

19 Say, broker's mother is carrying child (7) MATCHER {MAT{CH}ER}

20 Eva in North Dakota with one person from another state (7) NEVADAN {N{EVA}D}{AN}

22 Young animal found in pound's carrying a mite on its head (4) LAMB {L{A}{Mite}B}

23 As per sources millionaire offers outsiders lumpsum allowances and money (5) MOOLA Acrostic

25 Master of deceit and extremes of guile (5) LIEGE {LIE}{GuilE}

Reference List

See = LO, Son = S, School = S, International = I, Education = ED, Ten = X, Cents = C, Line = L, Certification = UA, League = L, Nurse = EN(Enrolled Nurse), One in German = EIN, Child = CH