No 14441, Tuesday 25 Mar 2025, Afterdark

Solution to 12A 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   Used his tiding dubiously to become famous (13) DISTINGUISHED*

10 Item is returned after cheat essentially stresses and persists (9) CONTINUES {UNIT<=}<=>{CON} and {strESses}

11 Into talks to include Count (5) TOTAL [T]

12 State's article released regularly this month (5) A?R?L (Addendum - APRIL - {AP}{aRtIcLe} - See comments)

13 Titles like Chief - Business Strategy primarily (9) HEADLINES {HEAD}{LINE}{St...y}

14 Say, Alto burns almost at run (6) SINGER {SINGEs}{R}

16 One in hurry causes damage (4) RUIN {RU{1}N}

19 Shock to see North is overthrown by rule (4) SCAR SCA(-n+r)R

20 Times misprint creates panic (6) TERROR {T}{ERROR}

25 Dialects used in illegal gun sale include Arabic & Gujarati primarily (9) LANGUAGES  {GUN+SALE}* over {Ar...c}{Gu...i}

26 Worried to participate in department's Saturday meetings (5) DATES {D}{ATE}{S}

27 About to receive greeting note from a country (5) CHINA {C{HI}{N}A}

28 Rates sure to modify fortunes (9) TREASURES*

29 Domestic arrest of people without leader (General) (13) INTERNATIONAL {INTERN{nATION}AL

DOWN

2   Bad rating frames number of blind (8) IGNORANT {IG{NO}RANT*}

3   Team leader taking money leads to case (5) TRIAL {Team}{RIAL}

4   Nothing new's tough when worked upon (6) NOUGHT {N}{TOUGH*}

5   State reportedly watches at a higher level (8) UPSTAIRS {UP}{(~stares)STAIRS}

6   Say, moon's position is over a state (9) SATELLITE {S{A}{TELL}ITE}

7   Warming and taking lid off and consuming (6) EATING hEATING

8   Seas can destroy canoes (6) OCEANS*

9   Shoot fellow before strike (5) FLASH {F}{LASH}

15 Boost in nurse's bottle (9) ENCOURAGE {EN}{COURAGE}

17 Female's correct, essentially gent will intimidate (8) FRIGHTEN {F}{RIGHT}{gENt}

18 Conditions are terribly erratic where setter is housed (8) CRITERIA {ERRATIC}* over {I}

21 Oppose others bossing a society (6) RESIST {RES{1}{S}T}

22 Stop development (5) BLOCK [DD]

23 Say, you or me will get back support in hotel (6) INDIAN {IN{AID<=}N}

24 Position of party leader in caste conflict (6) ASPECT {AS{Pa..y}ECT*}

26 Take princess's company to club (5) DISCO {DI'S}{CO}

Reference List

Run = R, North = N, Rule = R, Times = T, Department = D, Saturday = S, About = CA, Note = N, Number = NO, New = N, Fellow = F, Nurse = EN(Enrolled Nurse), Female = F, Society = S, Company = CO