No 14329, Wednesday 13 Nov 2024, Incognito

Solution to 3D 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

8 Cart-horse carries god (4) THOR {T}

9 A towering Scot's arrangement without budgetary limitations (2,3,5) AT ALL COSTS {A}{TALL}{SCOT'S*}

10 Impel learner? Nonsense! (6) DRIVEL {DRIVE}{L}

11 Obtain one chance to receive an injection (3,1,4) GET A SHOT {GET}{A}{SHOT}

12 God! Free gold in passage! (8) CORRIDOR {COR}{RID}{OR}

14 Organised space in front of house for Jewish celebration (6) PESACH {SPACE*}{H}

16 Charge covering team leader in event arranged to raise funds for charity (4) FETE {FE{Team}E}

17 Chinese secret society's instruments for torture (5) TONGS [DD]

18 One meat rejected by nurse in China (4) AMAH {A}{HAM<=}

19 Flying machines Doctor No returns to Spain (6) DRONES {DR}{NO<=}{ES}

21 Emphasises, "School has locks" (8) STRESSES {S}{TRESSES}

23 Placing wood in ship, sleeps (8) SLUMBERS {S{LUMBER}S}

26 Large car part (6) BUMPER [DD]

27 Deceitful German lady head of department at youth centre gave loan (10) FRAUDULENT {FRAU}{De...t}{U}{LENT}

28 See 18

DOWN

1 Excitedly cheer at Rio for medieval driver (10) CHARIOTEER*

2 Cover extraordinary art and poetry (8) TRAVERSE {ART*}{VERSE}

3 What ladies at sea did? (6) ?A?L?D (Addendum - SAILED* Semi&lit - See comments)

4 String up husband found with a new girl (4) HANG {H}{A}{N}{G}

5 Aptly arranged with tailless puss as peculiar creature (8) PLATYPUS {APTLY*}{PUSs}

6 Brags: "Snakes in front of saint going back" (6) BOASTS {BOAS}{ST<=}

7 Mashed potatoes without peas for Prince of Bismarck (4) OTTO {pOTaTOes}*

13 Calls for some jewellery (5) RINGS {DD}

15 Tea with fruits containing energy for reptiles (10) CHAMELEONS {CHA}{MEL{E}ONS}

17 State wrongly, "Friend, the answer may be at the tip of your tongue" (5,3) TASTE BUD {STATE*}{BUD}

18 & 28A Mass production system one may see in school? (8,4) ASSEMBLY LINE [C&DD]

20 After setter leaves, minibus crashes producing luminous cloud (6) NIMBUS {MINiBUS*}

22 Discount on racket at last store (6) REBATE {RE}{BAT}{E}

24 Large ship's bird (4) LARK {L}{ARK}

25 Perhaps, legally proceed against Zulu canal (4) SUEZ {SUE}{Z}

Reference List 

Learner = L, God = COR,  House = H, Spain = ES, Husband = H, New = N, Girl = G, Saint = ST,  Tea = CHA, Energy = E, On = RE, Large = L, Zulu = Z (NATO Phonetics)