No 14062, Wednesday 03 Jan 2024, Arden

Solution to 23D 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   Shouting "the pig inside is not mine" (6) DISOWN {DI{SOW}N}

4   Perhaps blow up floor (4,4) BOWL OVER {BLOW}* [RA] (Addendum - {BOWL}*{OVER} - See comments)

9   Fish for soldiers on board, we caught them (6) WRASSE {W{RA}{SS}E}

10 Fighting to fetch the tool inside (8) BRAWLING {BR{AWL}ING}

12 Could cover up - nothing lost but you can't go through this way (3,2,3) CUL DE SAC {CoULD}{CASE<=}

13 He, for example, gives direction on how to train horses (6) MANEGE {MAN}{EG}{E}

15 Capital city will go on and on amidst change (5,7) SANTO DOMINGO {GO+ON+ON+AMIDST}*

18 Drama as the short flight went all wrong (7,5) TWELFTH NIGHT {THe+FLIGHT+WENT}*

21 Feeling sleepy? Remove top cover (6) AWNING yAWNING

22 Quickly sort out, final remains (2,1,5) IN A FLASH {FINAL*}{ASH}

24 Exclusive: Fight over bar comes up (8) CLANNISH {CLA{INN<=}SH}

25 Bad start, marriage could be painful (6) BUNION {Bad}{UNION}

26 Opening copy right, true representation (8) APERTURE {APE}{R}{TRUE*}

27 Feels sorry immediately, say after breaking it into two (6) ATONES (at ~once)

DOWN

1   Not happy that it's soft on players (8) DOWNCAST {DOWN}{CAST}

2   Bird drinking tea, people say it's astounding (8) STARLING STARtLING

3   Saw a tenant shuttling around two towns (5,3,4,3) WASTE NOT WANT NOT  {A+TENANT+TWO+TOWNS}*

5   Only boat to pick up some vegetable (4) OKRA {O}{ARK<=]

6   Unfailing growth turned into immediate profit (3,7,5) LOW HANGING FRUIT*

7   "It's empty inside church", it's said (6) VOICED {VOI{CE}D}

8   Mocked for being shabby (6) RAGGED [DD]

11 Cryptic clue about a game that keeps you from getting wet (7) CAGOULE {C{A}{GO}ULE*}

14 Said to be put up on ground initially, it provides some nutrition (7) BILTONG {~built)BILT}{ON}{Gr...d}

16 Line of descent of head of government in a country (8) AGNATION {A}{Go...t}{NATION}

17 Impressions on oriental stuff caught inside (8) ETCHINGS {E}{T{C}HINGS}

19 Some maniacs affronted to put up a sign board (6) FASCIA [T] Error in fodder

20 Crazy and foolish to be outside school (6) INSANE {IN{S}ANE}

23 One's within rights, arguably to become a ruler (4) ?S?R (Addendum - TSAR [T] - See comments)

Reference List

Soldier = RA, On board = SS, Direction = E, Right = R, Only = O, Church = CE, Oriental = E, Caught = C, School = S