No 14194, Thursday 06 Jun 2024, Arden

Solution to 9D 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   Doctor already out, so do follow orders (2,2,3,3,4) DO AS YOU ARE TOLD* 

10 Plan urban renewal, doesn't wannabe the one to draw a line (5) RULER {URban+REnewaL}*

11 In place of US president, Democrats go in - that's not allowed (9) FORBIDDEN {FOR}{BI{D}DEN}

12 The Spanish wine before first course - you're stretching it (7) ELASTIC {EL}{ASTI}{Co...e}

13 Part other than inner radius (7) EXCERPT {EXCE{R}EPT}

14 New unit, Congress leader gets a kurta (5) TUNIC {UNIT}*{Co...s}

16 I hope Leon perhaps likes wine (9) OENOPHILE*

19 Strange story, really shattered (9) DESTROYED {STORY}* inDEED 

20 Is in front of terminals (5) LEADS [DD}

22 Agree, the aim is on goal mouth (2,5) GO ALONG {GOAL}{ON}{Goal}

25 The French possess right to enter port (2,5) LE HAVRE {LE}{HAV{R}E}

27 After a drink, go steady - a scene of battle in France (9) AGINCOURT {A}{GIN}{COURT}

28 Meals essentially are inside (5) INNER dINNERs

29 Madhouse, is keen to deal with a daily complaint (10,4) HOUSEMAIDS KNEE*

DOWN

2   Such works of art - all spoilt and in a mess (3,6) OIL PAINTS* (Correction - {SPOILT+IN+A}* - See comments)

3   Fish caught by pulling plastic sheets from below (5) SPRAT<=

4   Sense of smell works when cold, naked on top (9) OLFACTORY {FACTORY}<=>{cOLd}

5   Yes, in beer gas rises from the bottom (5) AGREE [T<=]

6   Ground spice on stone - shows divine authority (9) EPISCOPAL {SPICE}*{OPAL}

7   Alternative to the German command (5) ORDER {OR}{DER}

8   Place to eat food around mid morning, there on both sides (7) DINETTE {DI{morNing}ET}{TherE}

9   Faithful when It is broken, in short (6) ?R?E?T (Addendum - ARDENT - (ARDEN}{T} - See comments)

15 Intend to lay a hand on a decorative frame (9) CARTOUCHE {CAR{TOUCH}E} 

17 Having lumps, so unloaded at random, takes time (9) NODULATED {NODULA{T}ED*}

18 Criminal can invade beforehand (2,7) IN ADVANCE*

19 Two characters in say, small church making one sound (7) DIGRAPH  (CH = SH) &lit  [Definition by example]

21 Drink withdrawn as she enters (6) SHERRY Error in the clue, as per clue it will be {SH{HER}Y}

23 Cast in gold for so long (5) ADIEU {A{DIE}U}

24 According to you, biased media ultimately gets the cheese (5) GOUDA Tail acrostic

26 Yank, he is from the countryside with nothing to eat (5) HOICK {H{O}ICK}

Reference List

Democrat = D, The in Spanish = EL, Radius = R, The in French = LE, Right = R, The in German = DER, Time = T