No 14526, Wednesday 02 Jul 2025, Arden

Solution to 21D 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   Stray cattle interrupt Indian game - it's in Chennai (7,6) LATTICE BRIDGE {LATT{I}CE*}{BRIDGE}

10 Expert on conservative framework (5) CRACK {C}{RACK}

11 Special separator for, say, Placido Domingo (5,4)  OPERA STAR* 

12 Uncompromising one - cleans it out (9) INELASTIC {1+CLEANS+IT}*

13 Part of outdoor pineapple plant (5) ORPIN [T]

14 Anger building within - loves the plant (7) OREGANO {O{ANGER*}O}

16 Provokes Finnachio - regularly faces defeat (7) INCITES {fInNaChIo}{SET<=}

18 Pick an artist - a tragic character (7) ELECTRA {ELECT}{RA}

20 Country garden - oddly none in Spain (7) GRENADA {GaRdEn}{NADA}

22 Wealth American invested in public convenience (5) MEANS {ME{A}NS}

24 New Englander on Trump's shopping list (9) GREENLAND*

26 Puts up with later changes in digits (9) TOLERATES {TO{LATER*}ES}

27 Bury where the ashes are kept (5) INURN {IN URN}

28 It's cooling off around the border - he knows how crooks operate (13) CRIMINOLOGIST {ITS+COOLING}* over {RIM}

DOWN

2   Scholarship - expert has made mistake (7) ACADEME {AC{MADE*}E}

3   Dismantle or participate around first of April (4,5) TAKE APART {TAKE {Ap..l}PART}

4   Power threat using day time switch... (5) CLOUT CLOU(-d+t)T

5   ...for every one inland violating the law (9) BREACHING {BR{EACH}ING}

6   Kids can show all of them in the middle of the state (5) IDAHO {kIDs}{cAn}{sHOw}

7   Run down with round head ingot (2,2,3) GO TO POT {G{O}{TOP}OT}

8   Sea urchins do come up amidst the American wreckage (13) ECHINODERMATA {DO<=} in {THE+AMERICAN}*

9   With impressive stature, playing to the gallery (13) GRANDSTANDING {GRAND}{STANDING}

15 Great ape gets most of the fruit and a groundnut (9) ORANGUTAN {ORANGe}{A+NUT}*

17 Can single appliance lead to thorough washing? (9) CLEANSING* 

19 Upcoming report includes Indian online shop (1-6) E-TAILER {REL{I}ATE}<=

21 Danger signals as in framing painting from bottom to top (7) A?A?U?S ()

23 Credit in total leads to a scuffle (5) SCRUM {S{CR}UM}

25 Rest left to stand (5) EASEL {EASE}{L}

Reference List

Indian = I, Conservative = C, Artist = RA, None in Spain = NADA, American = A, Day = D, Time = T, Credit = CR, Left = L