No 14385, Saturday 18 Jan 2025, Vidwan

 ACROSS

9 & 10 Genuine and proper male in action seen in Happy Feet! (7,7) EMPEROR PENGUIN*
10 See 9

11 Soul binds hearts, makes place to store things that matter! (5) SHELF {S{H}ELF}
12 Anti-mainland England dashed our hope, crushing capital of Belgium (9) EUROPHOBE {E +{OUR HOPE}* around {Belgium} Semi &Lit
13 Vessel, fully airy at intervals like a pipe (7) TUBULAR {TUB}{fUlLy AiRy}
15 Unpretentious, small inflammation with head scratched (6) SIMPLE {S}{pIMPLE}
17 Environmental-friendly, sturdy scot having good, liberal nature (6,7) CARBON NEUTRAL {CAR{BON}{NEUTRA*}L}
21 Perhaps, it adds// to// hot weather! (6) SUMMER {DD}
22 She might succeed if his heart is consumed by her teases regularly! (7) HEIRESS {HE{hIs}R}{tEaSeS}
25 Subdued? Put study back into list of pending tasks and win regularly! (5,4) TONED DOWN {TO{DEN<}DO}{WiN}
26 Ancient empires stocked pulses (5) TEMPI {T}
28 Message about a second saint's disappearance (7) PASSING {P{A}{S}{S}ING}
29 Say, mostly naked gents! (7) COMMENT {COMMa}{gENTs} Thanks Colonel for the anno.

DOWN
1 Book and park yourself inside tiny location visited on Safari (7) WEBSITE {WE{B}{SIT}E}

2 Left liberal decline seen in Church (4) APSE {lAPSE}
3 Ultra-feminine, liberal and smart (6) ARTFUL {ULTRA F}*
4 Three hours passed before model and boozer buried dead body (4,5) TREE TRUNK {ThREE}{T}{dRUNK} 
5 Every year invested in creativity alone (5) APART {A{PA}RT}
6 No loud merrymaking? One left in predicament is virgin! (8) UNSPOILT {fUN}{SPO{I}{L}T}
7 Wrong to put ace and fool in action (3,2,5) OUT OF PLACE*
8 One number, not number ten, mostly seed number, not fraction (7) INTEGER {I}{N}{TEn}{GERm}
14 Religious philosophy ad can be represented as Abraham's mind (10) BRAHMANISM {AD+BRAHMANISM}*=ABRAHAM'S MIND {CA}
16 Frenzied, adopted every bit of artistry, ignored small nuts and bolts (9) MECHANICS {M{EaCH}ANIC}{S}
18 Bold and most willing to regularly brim new variety of food basket (5,3) BREAD BIN {B}{READy}{BrIm}{N}

19 Deuterium, one very best example basically (7) ISOTOPE {I}{SO}{TOP}{Example} Semi & Lit
20 Thirsts madly for garments (1-6) T-SHIRTS*
23 Eventually// keeping the pace (2,4) IN TIME {DD}
24 Irregular depression, after tee off (5) ROUGH {tROUGH}
27 Millions want small ducks (4) MEEK {M}{sEEK} Anno not sure See comments.

REFERENCE LIST

Male=M, Hearts=H, England=E, Small=S, Good=Bon, Second, Saint=S, Book=B, Liberal=L, Model=T, Died=D, Every Year=P.A.(Per Annum), Loud=F, Number=N, Bold=B(pencil type), One=I,

Tee=T, Millions=M