No 14404, Monday 10 Feb 2025, Arden

Solution to 4D 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

1   Got state transport, didn't like it at first (8,5) ACQUIRED TASTE {ACQUIRED}{STATE*}

10 Get them out in the next spell - both evacuated (5) EXPEL {nEXt}{sPELl}

11 Dish for poor loser... in case (9) CASSEROLE {CAS{LOSER*}E}

12 Both sides accept only the French style, for example (4,5) ROLE MODEL {R}{O}{LE}{MODE}L}

13 Indian city traffic millions follow (5) SALEM {SALE}{M}

14 At sea escort a small vessel (7) COASTER* Semi&lit

16 Observes from the east-gets up to attack (3,4) SET UPON  {NOTES<=} over {UP}

18 To be paid more than expected (7) OVERDUE {OVER}{DUE}

20 Order a state to consume Indian stuff (7) SATIATE {A+STATE}* over {I}

22 Fish for Jack - he never ate any fat (5) SPRAT [GK]

24 Demolished domes in UP - places to go on a trip (5,4) OPIUM DENS*

26 Desperately clings to a wistful thought (9) NOSTALGIC*

27 Talking about reality - some of it is bizarre (5) OUTRE [T]

28 Change of heart in love, provoke for doing a patch-up job (7,6) DARNING NEEDLE {DAR(-l+n)NING}{NEEDLE}

DOWN

2   Carbon copy - everyone came up to see a star (7) CAPELLA {C}{APE}{ALL<=}

3   Came together to eat most of the fruit - that was never-ending (9) UNLIMITED {UN{LIMe}ITED}

4   Ran with one inside two parts of a circle (5) R?C?D (Addendum RACED {R}{ACE}{D} - See comments)

5   Reveals record misses (9) DISCLOSES {DISC}{LOSES}

6   Insists one is not totally against (5) AVERS AVERSe

7   Spinner gets to bowl to a hooker (7) TROLLOP {T{ROLL}OP}

8   The green man could be found here (5,8) ZEBRA CROSSING [CD]

9   Mrs. Lee manages to treat this viral disease (6,7) GERMAN MEASELS*

15 Told to study, say 'heart of a music maker' (4,5) REED ORGAN {(~read)REED}{ORGAN}

17 To allow briefly to gather pace - a brave monument (5,4) TOTEM POLE {TO}{TEMPO}{LEt}

19 A sure shot - India borders on a supercontinent (7) EURASIA {A+SURE}*{IndiA}

21 Support a black leader - send up some coffee (7) ABETTAL {A}{Bl..k}{LATTE<=}

23 Mark one in two (5) TWAIN {TW{A}IN}

25 Old South American preserved (5) INCAN {IN CAN}

Reference List

Sides = R,L, Only = O, The in French = LE, Millions = M, Indian = I, Carbon = C, Parts of a circle = R(Radius), D(Diameter)