No 14032, Wednesday 29 Nov 2023, Karaoke

Solution to 4D 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  Patron Saint wielding Indian sabre (8) STALWART {S{TALWAR}T}

6   Some addressees awfully go from one extreme to the other (6) SEESAW [T]

9   Overheated mobile causes blood clots (6) EMBOLI*

10 Ceremonial cleansing area is racy, stay away, I say (8) ABLUTION {A}{(~blue shun)BLUTION}

11 Say, dollar maybe more than enough (3,7) FOR EXAMPLE {FOREX}{AMPLE}

12 Part of sheep, fool reported (4) UNIT (~ewe nit)

13 Spooner supplied wire. It's deadly to step on it (8) LANDMINE (~ manned line to lindmine)

15 It captures illusory mirage (6) IMAGER*

16 Department fired unusually dormant prison officer (6) MATRON dORMANT*

18 Wear thin, otherwise wear nothing (2,3,3) IN THE RAW*

20 Nothing sounds like beat of the ear (4) OTIC {O}{(~tick)TIC}

21 Erotic entertainment book about model wanting cold comfort (10) STRIPTEASE STRIP{T}{EASE} Anno pending (Addendum - (Sc{T}RIPT}{EASE} - See comments}

23 Brown sugar in tea? Rare medicine in review (8) DEMERARA [T<=]

24 Brotherhoods wasted billion on frontiers (6) ORDERS bORDERS

25 Dead body of king found in the bushes (6) CORPSE {CO{R}PSE}

26 A little cat's cry coming from son's old cap (8) SOMEWHAT {S}{O}{MEW}{HAT}

DOWN

2   Doctor cutting knife, maybe taking a chance? (7) TOMBOLA {TO{MB}OL}{A} Iffy definition

3   Canadian coin, not new for short lieutenant (5) LOOIE LOOnIE American english slang

4   State of being alive is an impersonation, not in sex! (9) A?I?A?I?N (Addendum - ANIMATION {AN}{IMitATION} - See comments)

5   Monsieur enthralled by gin and the French squash (7) TRAMPLE {TRA{M}P}{LE}

6   What you do here? Replace answer with nothing in preparation? (5) SOLVE S(-a+o)OLVE

7   Drug agent illegally abducts our staff (9) ENTOURAGE {E}{NT{OUR}AGE*}

8   Bombard enemies at first after most artificial intelligence failed (7) ATOMISE {En...s}<=>{MOST+AI}*

14 Ignoring cold, practiced with hot pants for a song (4,5) DIRT CHEAP {PRAcTICED+H}*

15 Pinto, performing extremely well? (2,3,4) IN TOP FORM {PINTO}* [RA]

17 Designing style of smart decoder (3,4) ART DECO [T]

18 Advances by naughty Adonis to attract girls essentially (7) INROADS {ADONIS+giRls}*

19 Country's gold streak (7) AUSTRIA {AU}{STRIA}

21 Government to satisfy collecting tax primarily (5) STATE {S{Tax}ATE}

22 Have party inside new building (5) ENDOW {EN{DO}W*} Have or Give?

Reference List

Saint = ST, Area = A, Department = D, Model = T, Cold = C, Billion = B, King = R, Son = S, Old = O, New = N, Sex = IT, Monsieur = M, The in French = LE, Answer = A, Drug = E, Hot = H, Party = DO