No 14167, Monday 06 May 2024, Arden

Solution to 28A 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   Moaning? Simple to stop having orgasm (11) COMPLAINING {COM{PLAIN}ING}

7   Short man is bound to fail (3) DUD DUDe

9   Animal lust transformed Aunt Sally (5) NYALA {AuNt+sAlLY}* [CA]

10 Equipment with agent, crossing central park is a hassle (9) RIGMAROLE {RIG}{M{pARk}OLE}

11 Renew contact out at sea, with first boat in pursuit (5,4) TOUCH BASE {OUT*}{CH{Boat}ASE}

12 Father and son finally succumbed to her music (5) SIREN {SIRE}{soN} Semi&lit

13 Melanesians wrongly snap up and imprison American (7) PAPUANS {SNAP+UP}* over {A}

15 Fruit salad, let one enjoy for starters (4) SLOE Acrostic

18 Instrument in the car, try operating every second one (4) HARP {tHe+cAr+tRy+oPe...g}

20 Aspire to live outside earth perhaps (7) BREATHE {B{EARTH*}E}

23 Throughway, inside view (5) VISTA {VI{ST}A}

24 Love fancy iPhone? Laurie Banks loves his wine (9) OENOPHILE {O+IPHONE}{La..iE}

26 From space launchers, one removed teeth (9) SPROCKETS {SPace}{ROCKETS}

27 Narrow to get a person inside (5) TAPER [T]

28 Fathead missing goal (3) A?M (Addendum - AIM sAIM - See comments)

29 Laboured below, agrees it's hard work (5,6) ELBOW GREASE*

DOWN

1   Bananas not peach as a symbol of remembrance (8) CENOTAPH*

2   Wrong map, without a clue? Perhaps, it's my mistake (3,5) MEA CULPA {MAP}* over {A+CLUE}*

3   Doctor heals, shows restraint (5) LEASH*

4   There is a noticeable effect when you make them (7) INROADS [CD]

5   Admission as singers perform (7) INGRESS*

6   UK's ex-PM is gone, taking the boy by the way (9) GLADSTONE {GONE}* over {LAD}{ST}

7   Brood about something unknown, whatsit? (6) DOOBRY {BROOD}*{Y}

8   Governess is outstanding - bringing up the girl (6) DUENNA {DUE}{ANN<=}

14 Cold stuff coming down or hot stuff coming up - bearing pain all over (9) AVALANCHE {LAVA<=}{A{N}CHE}

16 Confusing the regular dimorphic with a country (8) ETHIOPIA {THE*}{dImOrPhIc}{A}

17 Practice working here on top and bottom (8) REHEARSE {HERE*}{ARSE}

19 Saw a dog in lead in a symbolic way (7) PROVERB {P{ROVER}B}

20 Tool ring on 19 (7) BANDSAW {BAND}{SAW}

21 Reportedly, ace allowed to confer old religious texts (6) AVESTA {(~a's){AA} over {VEST}

22 In Kailash Ram had a retreat (6) ASHRAM [T]

25 Diminish note in each coverage (5) PETER {PE{TE}R}

Reference List

American = A, Through = VIA, Way = ST, Unknown = Y, Bearing = N, Note = TE