No 14125, Monday 18 Mar 2024, Vidwan

Solution to 10A 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   Might is right example of... (9,4) AUXILIARY VERB Definition by Example

10 Almost throw up, transfixed by party disturbances (2-3) T?-D?S (Addendum - TO-DOS {TO{DO}Ss} - See comments) 

11 Shaking a leg as in a state of painlessness (9) ANALGESIA*

12 Fanciful, light-hearted fellow with aura? Yes! (4-5) AIRY-FAIRY {AIRY}{F}{AIR}{Y}

13 Starts to elbow, jostle etc. vigorously, gets sack (5) EJECT {El..w}{Jo...e}{ETC*}

14 Good! Cochin made dumplings! (7) GNOCCHI {G}{COCHIN*}

16 Asylum built around small plant (7) ALYSSUM {ALY{S}SUM*}

18 Mark as 'dealt with reprimand' (4,3) TICK OFF [DD]

20 Slippery English priest engaging liberal Knight and Earl (3-4) EEL-LIKE {E}{EL{L}I}{K}{E}

22 A large gun causing scare (5) ALARM {A}{L}{ARM}

24 Ignorant royal having time at present to follow United Nations (9) UNKNOWING {K{NOW}ING}<=>{UN}

26 Appear in panic, sadly at the last moment of crisis (9) EMERGENCY {EMERGE}{iN}{p..iC}{s..lY}

27 A spot inhabited by number one fool (5) IDIOT {1}{D{1}OT}

28 Sing softly, quietly, again with robust sea giant (8,5) HUMPBACK WHALE {HUM}{P}{BACK}{W}{HALE}

DOWN

2   Blunder golfer cherishes for experience (7) UNDERGO [T]

3   Top of CIA's rendered by very nature of the deed (4,5) IPSO FACTO* 

4   This Arab model could be Qatari (5) IRAQI {IRAQI+T=QATARI} [CA]

5   Daydream about one finally becoming very useful for some purpose (5-4) READY-MADE {DAYDREAM+onE}*

6   Fuzzy due to very high fever (5) VAGUE {V}{AGUE}

7   Communists capturing diocese for sows again! (7) RESEEDS {RE{SEE}DS}

8   A fact - the grids can be blank! (8-5) STRAIGHT-FACED*

9   Bar might waste rum for some boxers (13) BANTAMWEIGHTS {BAN}{MIGHT+WASTE}

15 Impact - Church lost South Africa to disease (9) INFLUENZA INFLUEN(-ce+za)ZA

17 Cry over fancy kind of shade (9) YELLOWISH {YELL}{O}{WISH}

19 Country house gossip over Adam's ale (7) CHATEAU {CHAT}{EAU}

21 This cop could be politician first (7) INITIAL {INITIAL+COP=POLITICIAN} [CA]

23 Study gum? (3,2) MUG UP {GUM}* [RA]

25 Symmetrical vessel (5) KAYAK <=>

Reference List

Party = DO, Fellow = F, Aura = AIR, Yes = Y, Good = G, Small = S, English = E, Priest = ELI, Liberal = L, Knight = K< Earl = E, Large = L, Softly = P, With = W, Model = T, Very = V, Church = CE, South Africa = ZA, Over = O, Adam's ale = Water = EAU