No 14270, Tuesday 03 Sep 2024, Arden

Solution to 19D 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   Discharged current can cause explosion (8) FIREDAMP {FIRED}{AMP}

5   Whole score - essentially reject drink (6) CORPUS {sCORe}{SUP<=}

10 Close to hundred and eight - accept fifty please (7) DELIGHT {h...eD}{E{L}IGHT}

11 One returns one banian, that's extremely simple (7) NAIVEST {AN<=}{1}{VEST}

12 Holy man in Hardwar - is his abode (5) RISHI [T]

13 Our houses - do reduce smell or lack of it (9) ODOURLESS {O{DO}UR}{LESS}

14 Told to segregate by father, it's in the newspapers (10,2) CLASSIFIED AD {(~clasify)CLASSIFIE}{DAD}

18 Noble trait in Corsica organisation (12) ARISTOCRATIC {TRAIT+CORSICA}*

21 Bride's heart not in marriage, to be pushed in suddenly (3,2,4) ALL AT ONCE {ALLiANCE} over {TO}

23 Desire midnight rush (5) GREED {niGht}{REED}

24 Overlooks red sign gathering mineral (7) IGNORES {IGN{ORE}S*}

25 They hold the babies, nothing changes (7) OVARIES {O}{VARIES}

26 Plant nearly three feet over line (6) YARROW {YARd}{ROW}

27 Whingers playing his composition (8) GERSHWIN* Semi&lit

DOWN

1   Act covered by one of our economic offences law, it's felt (6) FEDORA {FE{DO}RA}

2   Enjoy chutney (6) RELISH [DD]

3   Follow girl with flower (3,6) DOG VIOLET {DOG}{VIOLET}

4   Come on, kiss isn't bad - is that a complaint? (6,8) MOTION SICKNESS*

6   Tree is very big, that is right (5) OSIER {OS}{IE}{R}

7   Acts under pressure -"Space Traveller" concludes (8) PRETENDS {PR}{ET}{ENDS}

8   Save part of the game and a team (3-5) SET-ASIDE {SET}{A}{SIDE}

9   Chosen name, born with one providing support in the hip (10,4) INNOMINATE BONE {IN}{NOMINATE}{B}{ONE}

15 Gelatin is in tumbler (9) ISINGLASS {IS}{IN}{GLASS}

16 Briefly state "friendship is a disaster" (8) CALAMITY {CALl}{AMITY}

17 Hat maker's craft supporting mother-in-law (8) MILLINER {LINER}<=>{M-I-L}

19 Remarkable resolving power, criminal prolongs judgment (6) ?E?I?W (Addendum - REVIEW - {REVIEW+PROLONGS = RESOLVING POWER} - See comments)

20 Inventor for a long time was stomaching insult (6) EDISON {E{DIS}ON}

22 Body of the actor so well preserved (5) TORSO [T]

Reference List

Fifty = L, Very big = OS, Right = R, Pressure = PR, Space Traveller = ET(Extra Terrestrial), Born = B, Insult = DIS