No 14010, Thursday 02 Nov 2023, Arden

Solution to 17D 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   Fight over family, pressure as monster yet to finish the job (4,2,8) WORK IN PROGRESS {ROW<=}{KIN}{PR}{OGRESS}

10 Feeling terrible - for example missing the little devil (5) ELFIN FEeLINg*

11 A round dial, just the opposite (5-4) ABOUT-FACE {A}{BOUT}{FACE}

12 Warning when it's read (4,3) RIOT ACT [CD]

13 Plant for the French company in a way (7) ALECOST {A}{LE}{CO}{ST}

14 Squeeze makes woman nervous, perhaps (5) WEDGE {W}{EDGE}

16 Prompt in entrance, accepting one grand (9) INSTIGATE {IN}{ST{1}{G}ATE}  or is it an error?

19 Extra information on tiny fish inside (9) SIDELIGHT {S{IDE}LIGHT}

20 State gets funds regularly for some food (5) GOUDA {GO{fUnDs}A}

22 Vilifies a country, starts getting nasty, spiteful (7) MALIGNS {MALI}{Ge...g}{Na..y}{Sp...l}

25 Arch slightly around high room (7) CHAMBER {C{H}AMBER}

27 Drunk painter, always a bit stretched (9) TIGHTROPE {TIGHT}{ROPE}

28 Ex-PM was too loud, they say (5) BLAIR (~blare)

29 Average Joe entertains them, perhaps (3,2,3,6) MAN IN THE STREET*

DOWN

2   It's not on, rich are disembarked (9) OFFLOADED {OFF}{LOADED}

3   Opener's name included, supported by a country (5) KENYA {KE{N}Y}{A}

4   Close encounter, close it (4,5) NEAR THING {NEAR}{THING}

5   Two thirds container - on top port wine (5) RIOJA {JAr}<=>{RIO}

6   Raging storm trapped the crowd (9) GATHERING {GA{THE}RING*}

7   Time to follow the muse (5) ERATO {ERA}{TO}

8   Woman keeps man at cover (7) SHEATHE {S{HE}{AT}HE}

9   Language broadcast where Britain is involved (6) HEBREW {WHERE}* over {B}

15 Teach on measures to retain the inner glow (9) ENLIGHTEN{EN}{LIGHT}{EN}

17 Tools to place sailors in the ship (9) S?T?C?E?S ()

18 Upheaval at Bermuda - give an outline (9) ADUMBRATE*

19 Sign simply on both sides - look for more info within two months (7) SYMPTOM {Si..lY}{M}{PTO}{M}

21 Men acquire halo around dawn (6) AURORA {AUR{OR}A}

23 Dreadfully long for one to gain entry into the computer system (3,2) LOG IN {LOG{1}N*}

24 Apathy for an animal (5) SLOTH [DD]

26 It says wait for a month, what is at the end of four months? (5) AMBER {A}{M}{BER}

Reference List

Pressure = PR, The in French = LE, Woman = W, Grand = G, High = H, Name = N, Britian = B, Measure = EN, Month = M, Men = OR