No 14007, Monday 30 Oct 2023, Karaoke

Solution to 22D 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   Details of maniacs with bars (4,3,5) NUTS AND BOLTS {NUTS}{AND}{BOLTS}

9   Heavy iron block from African village (5) ANVIL [T]

10 I'm opting out of dodgy re-claimants in connection with inheritance (9) ANCESTRAL {RECLAimANTS}*

11 Special services for goblins (7) SPRITES {SP}{RITES}

12 Without light, you and I start browsing illegal sites (4,3) DARK WEB {DARK}{WE}{Br...g}

13 Type of vehicle that is difficult to handle, needs kick-starting by muscleman essentially (8) TRICYCLE {TRICkY}{musCLEmen}

14 Pleasure-seeker eliminates don in robbery (5) HEIST HEdonIST

18 Order to expel director for knavery essentially (5) EDICT E(-v+d)DICT

20 Couple wearing nothing at regatta (4,4) BOAT RACE {B{O}{AT}RACE}

24 They barely go out when it's Sun God's final eclipse (7) NUDISTS {ITS+SUN+goD}*

26 Ethnic cooking features ultimate rock cake (7) THICKEN {ETHNIC}* over {rocK}

27 Spooner's record battles for those helping to see things in obscurity (3,6) FOG LIGHTS (~log fights to fog lights)

28 I drifted off without penny in a place surrounded by water (5) ISLET {I}{SLEpT}

29 Limbs for a lot of money? (2,3,3,1,3) AN ARM AND A LEG [DD]

DOWN

1   Don't worry about hideout sheltering obnoxious people (5,4) NEVER MIND {NE{VERMIN}D<=}

2   Author narrated plot to kill Democrat and Republican (7) TOLSTOY {TOLd}{STOrY}

3   A trade barrier gets priority for water (5,3) ADAMS ALE {A}{SALE}<=>{DAM}

4   Commit yourself to defeat independent for old crack (6) DECODE DEC(-i+o)ODE

5   The side of a coin's original value swapping the place of shilling, say (7) OBSERVE OB(-v+s)SER(-s+v)VE

6   Announcement of fit project (5) THROW (~throe)

7   Hounds wild beasts biting some student (7) BASSETS {BEASTS}* over {St...s}

8   Strikes by staffs (5) CLUBS [DD]

15 Device for firing bullet around playground quietly (9) SPARKPLUG {S{PARK}{P}LUG}

16 Bruised jailbird took advantage of model inside (8) CONTUSED {CON}{USED} over {T}

17 Angry ape gets bananas, maybe 21 (7) PEANUTS {APE}*{NUTS}

19 Get rid of tunic as hierarchical clothing (7) CASHIER [T]

21 Everyday fight ending with opponent usurping island (7) TRIVIAL{f..hT}{RIV{I}AL}

22 Chopper of king regularly providing drugs (5) ?N?F? (Addendum - KNIFE {KiNg}{IF}{E} - See comments)

23 Arguably steroid treatment has magical answer basically for breathing problem (6) ASTHMA Acrostic Semi&lit

25 What will the workers at the coalface do to eat heartily? (3,2) DIG IN [DD]

Reference List

Special = SP, Director = D, Penny = P, Democrat = D, Republican = R, Independent = I, Old = O, Shilling = S, Quietly = P, Model = T, Island = I, Drugs = E