No 14293, Monday 30 Sep 2024,Karaoke

Solution to 6D 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   Highest robbery of police car in Royal England? Perhaps yes (5,7) GRAND LARCENY  {CAR+R+ENGLAND}*{Y} What's the role of Police? - See comments 

9   Unwell mostly assumes to remain unemotional (5) STOIC {S{TO}ICk}

10 You old saint! Get ready for once (9) YESTERDAY {YE}{ST}{READY*} Anind? 

11 Maybe cricket ball in climatic condition claims wicket for league (7) LEATHER (+l-w)LEATHER

12 See them in courts in groups chopping head (7) RACKETS bRACKETS

13 Viewers finally will become mad with pay channel (8) SPILLWAY {v...rS}{WILL+PAY}*

14 Slip of tongue initially in assurance (5) STEAL {S{To...e}EAL}

18 One is out of the one or the other number (5) ETHER EiTHER

20 Cannabis and cocaine hidden in belt. Money down (4,4) SPOT CASH  {S{POT}{C}ASH}

24 Sweet liqueur at a fair deal (7) RATAFIA* 

26 Drunken enemies beheaded by socialist in revenge (7) NEMESIS {eNEMIES*}{S}

27 Delivery may mostly lose energy forever (9) MATERNITY {MAy}{eTERNITY}

28 Foreign Secretary heartily leaves for good ally (5) ALIGN ALI(-e+g)GN

29 What a cabdriver might do to cheat? (4,3,1,4) TAKE FOR A RIDE [DD]

DOWN

1   Doing nothing? Eat bananas to reduce weight (2,2,1,4) GO ON A DIET {DOING+O+EAT}*

2   Maybe stout student enters in a high school without shoes initially (7) ALCOHOL {L} in {A}{sCHOOL*}

3   Daughter may dare to build castles in the air (8) DAYDREAM {D+MAY+DARE}*

4   Sailor's language almost meaningless (6) ABSURD {ABS}{URDu}

5   Work force lay-off - That is the style of Head! (4-3) CREW-CUT {CREW}{CUT}

6   New adult content, long for such magazine (5) N?D?E (Addendum NUDIE {N}{adUlt}{DIE} - See comments)

7   Unable to save (7) USELESS {USE LESS}

8   Traveller's coordinate found in the navigational aid by Yankee (5) GYPSY {G{Y}PS}{Y}

15 Desperate maiden saw water (5,4) ADAMS WINE*

16 Layer of cells in brain may need to work controlling pressure (8) EPENDYMA {MAY+NEED}* over {P}

17 Running after drink and pipe (7) CHASING {CHA}{SING}

19 Put the screws on workmen for celebrations inside (7)  ENFORCE [T]

21 Kettledrums, originally Indian mridangams in inappropriate revolution (7) TIMPANI {In...n}{Mr...s} in {INAPT<=}

22 Bump into iron body (5) FRAME {F{RAM}E}

23 Card game - Cash is not without limits! (6) CASINO {CASh}{Is}{NOt}

25 Ill-treat tropical fish (5) TETRA*

Reference List

Royal = R, Yes = Y, You old = YE, Saint = ST, Wicket = W, League = L, Cocaine = C, Socialist = S, Good = G, Student = L, Coordinate = Y, Yankee = Y, Pressure = P