No 14508, Wednesday 11 Jun 2025, Kriskross

Solution to 10A 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   Leaders in genetics organise lab experiments making small artificial humans (6) GOLEMS Acrostic

4   Reports about extremely unjust laws (8) STATUTES {STAT{Un..sT}ES}

10 Banker with cool, more elegant clothes (9) F?N?N?I?R (Addendum - FINANCIER {F{IN}ANCIER} - See comments)

11 Stupid one visiting pub to get last of booze (5) INANE {IN{A}N}{b..zE}

12 Perhaps Bolivar is one expelled from South American country (7) SURNAME SURiNAME

13 Crime of middleman (7) OFFENCE {OF}{FENCE}

14 Lightweight cat (5) OUNCE [DD]

15 Associate, inflamed about fake news, gave a reply (8) ANSWERED {A}{NEWS*}{RED}

18 He examines bum with diseased sores (8) ASSESSOR {ASS}{SORES*}

20 Insects are regularly chasing young animal (5) PUPAE {ArE}{PUP}

23 Part of duet "Instant love" (7) SECONDO {SECOND}{O}

25 Metal-plated hospital vehicle (7) CHOPPER {C{H}OPPER}

26 Sex ultimately provides delight (5) EXULT [T]

27 Stop the Spanish entering ground to get fuel (6,3) DIESEL OIL {DIE}{S{EL}OIL}

28 Young children in sports meet, primarily everyone following lines (5,3) SMALL FRY {Sp...s}{Meet}{ALL}{F}{RY}

29 Guides drug addicts to consume heroin (6) USHERS {US{H}ERS}

DOWN

1   Fights hard to work in present place (4,4) GIFT SHOP {FIGHTS*}{OP}

2   Want to manage marathon (4,3) LONG RUN {LONG}{RUN}

3   Element of Japanese comic seen differently (9) MANGANESE {MANGA}{SEEN*}

5   Nurse abruptly covers blunder, with staff protecting her finally in panic (6-8) TERROR-STRICKEN {T{ERROR}{ST{heR}ICK}ENd}

6   Boss taking time to replace company's main embezzler (5) THIEF (-c+t)THIEF

7   Student in a home covered by ash, say (7) TRAINEE {TR{A}{IN}EE}

8   Drunk set off to marry (6) STEWED {SET*}{WED}

9   New anodyne rids twitching - but its effect is temporary (4,4,6) NINE DAYS WONDER*

16 Many sleepy or active workers get paid by them (9) EMPLOYERS {M+SLEEPY+OR}*

17 Fellow starts to examine rust lines in metal rings (8) FERRULES {F}{Ex...e}{Rust}{RULES}

19 Peruvian city's university surrounded by Byzantine arches (7) SECHURA {SECH{U}RA*}

21 Indian child and father's act winning Oscar (7) PAPOOSE {PA}{PO{O}SE}

22 Experts spending money for flowers (6) ASTERS mASTERS

24 The French thrash rebellious African state (5) NATAL {LA}{TAN}<=

Reference List

Associate = A, Hospital = H, The in Spanish = EL, Following = F, Lines = RY, Heroin = H, Time = T, Home =IN, Many = M, Fellow = F, University =U, The in French = LA