No 14296, Thursday 03 Oct 2024, Arden

Solution to 26A 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

9   Supporting glass or gas? (7) PROPANE {PRO}{PANE}

10 A laser bomb, acquiring new weapons? (7) ARSENAL {A}{LASER}* over {N}

11 Tear outside and tear inside, take top off the backside (4-3) REAR-END {R{tEAR}END}

12 Subject of eyes reportedly getting laser treatment (7) ISRAELI {(~eye)I}{LASER*}{(~eye)I}

13 Long time left in darkness, it's very bright (4,5) NEON LIGHT {N{EON}{L}IGHT}

15 Covering the position or the direction? (5) NORTH [T]

16 Very legitimate court (7) SOLICIT {SO}{LICIT}

19 Green Party unhappy - no gap for spaceships to return from space (7) REENTRY {gREEN+paRTY}*

20 With resistance to current, entropy rises (5) RAMPS {R}{AMPS}

21 Close call, wasted in anger perhaps (4,5) NEAR THING {NEAR{THIN}G*}

25 Remain fixed on top of transmission tower (7) MINARET {REMAIN}*{Tr...n}

26 Slight lead, mostly in the back (7) A?F?O?T  ()

28 One real shock for she was a first lady once (7) ELEANOR*

29 Accurate, gripping - ends in confusion and turmoil, roll slowly (7) TRUNDLE {TRU{c...oN}{anD}{t...iL}E}

DOWN

1   Open or unravel a cluster of genes which have a common promoter (6) OPERON*

2   Low houses, can be raised in this country (6) MONACO {MO{CAN<=}O}

3   Spike, long one (4) LACE {L}{ACE}

4   Old sailor goes up, getting promotion (3,3) SEA DOG {GOES}<= over {AD}

5   Container supply restricted rising crime (8) CANISTER {CA{SIN<=}TERs}

6   Neat bundle, holding rope is biting (10) ASTRINGENT {A{STRING}ENT*}

7   Order is recent, without others knowing (2,6) IN SECRET*

8   Essentially Kali is considered powerful Goddess (8) ALMIGHTY {kALi}{MIGHTY}

14 Explosive article in Sun reproduced, "Growing in the lakes" (10) LACUSTRINE {ARTICLE+SUN}*

16 Promiscuous woman ready to embrace a US President once (8) STRUMPET {S{TRUMP}ET}

17 Dealt severely, men involved cried (8) LAMENTED {LA{MEN}TED*}

18 Trace of money and medicine, takes time (8) TINCTURE {TIN}{C{T}URE}

22 Matches likely to interrupt commercials (6) ADAPTS {AD{APT}S}

23 That is flogged in captivity by tragic heroine (6) ISOLDE {I{SOLD}E}

24 Pull up and attend, evenly get burnt (6) GUTTED {TUG<=}{aTtEnD}

27 After the virus times of constant change (4) FLUX {FLU}{X} 

Reference List

New = N, Left = L, Resistance = R, Low = MOO< Long = L, Promotion = AD, time = T, Commercials = ADS, Times = X