No 14388, Wednesday 22 Jan 2025, Afterdark

Solution to 5D 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 solve, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

9   Certain about recipe! A little odd (7) SURREAL {SU{R}RE}{A}{L}

10 Fathom atmosphere was mostly yielding primarily in part of the golf course (7) FAIRWAY {F}{AIR}{WAs}{Yi...g}

11 Medico having tattoo primarily urges piercer to finish (5,2) DRINK UP {DR}{INK}{Ur..s}{Pi...r}

12 Reversion of property is key, to be given to Cook (7) ESCHEAT {ESC}{HEAT}

13 Conducting prayers to welcome stranger in Stepney (5,4) SPARE TYRE {PRAYERS}* over {ET}

15 Say, horse with a gait held by little rope that's knotty (5) LOPER {L}{ROPE*}

16 Rapid repetition of a note heard at motel or compound (7) TREMOLO*

19 Queen's fruit (7) SULTANA [DD]

20 Soldier's dad is hungry, yellow at the front and light-headed (5) GIDDY {GI}{DaD}{Ye...w}

21 Disagreement in divorcing redhead? A lie primarily, imaginary (9) FICTIONAL {FrICTION}{A}{Lie}

25 Security for luggage beginning to go at retreat (7) EARNEST {gEAR}{NEST}

26 Perfect idli with some chutney, only half eaten (7) IDYLLIC {IDLI+Ch...y+onLY}*

28 Shame; one French dame primarily going topless (7) UNDOING {UN}{Dame}{gOING}

29 Why cow is running inside house (3,4) HOW COME {H{COW*}OME}

DOWN

1   Departures of teams after one (6) ASIDES {SIDES}<=>{A}

2   Seamen in charge taken by drivers to plant (6) ARNICA {RN}{IC} in {AA}

3   Summit with Pakistan about engagement in the front (4) PEAK {P{En...t}AK}

4   During take off opposed hanging (6) FLOPPY {FL{OPP}Y}

5   Helpers on one side make mistake about direction on safety first (8) ?F?E?E?S ()

6   I will be in a Colombian city after picture to get mixed vegetable pickle (10) PICCALILLI {{CAL{I'LL}I}<=>{PIC} 

7   Adorable ape excited with plant (8) SWEETPEA {SWEET}{APE*}

8   With length cut off hairstyle damaged in panic (8) HYSTERIA HAIRSTYlE*

14 Adhesive expires on year-end? Incorrect (5,5) EPOXY RESIN {EXPIRES+ON+Year}*

16 Dressed to kill, drove with girls inside getting excited (6,2) TOGGED UP {TO{GG}ED}{UP}

17 The Spanish TV character to act in an imaginary place of wealth (8) EL DORADO {EL}{DORA}{DO}

18 Bad scene, not visible to audience (8) OFFSTAGE {OFF}{STAGE}

22 Leaders claiming laxity, indulgence, corruption, haughtiness? Exactly platitude (6) CLICHE Acrostic

23 British admiral remembered at 1.11 (6) NELSON [C&DD]

24 Pendant in ladies bag broken off in the front (6) LOCKET {L}{pOCKET}

27 Open space at the end of Puducherry, one to keep worker's leader (4) YAWN {p...rY}{A{Wo...r}N}

Reference List

Recipe = R, Little = L, Fathom = F, Key = ESC, Stranger = ET, One I  French = UN, Seamen = RN(Royal Navy), Drivers = AA(Automobile Association), Length = L, Girl = G, The in Spanish = EL, Ladies = L