No 14640, Saturday 15 November 2025, Arden

 ACROSS
1 Intrude - good to walk slowly (6) TRUDGE {TRUD{G}E} Intrude to be read as In trude
4 Got egg-sandwiched pickle (8) PROCURED {PRO{CURE}D}
10 Annoyed as poor Niger is besieged by its neighbouring country (9) CHAGRINED {CHA{NIGER*}D
11 In the middle of the carpet, a light-coloured frond (5) PETAL [T]

12 German car is large inside, it's heard (7) AUDIBLE {AUDI}{B{L}E}
13 Essential point of a ruler making animal noises (7) OINKING {pOINt}{KING}
14 Cancel, as every year one leaves (5) ANNUL {ANNUaL}
15 Angry Hilda had to retract, was pompous (3-2-3) LAH-DI-DAH {HILDA*}{HAD<}
18 Just short of catching a fish - pretend to be sick (8) MALINGER {M{A}{LING}ERe}
20 One time go around the area of conflict (5) ARENA {{AN}{ERA}}<
23 Inflow broken - complete success (4,3) HOME RUN {HOME}{RUN} Inflow to be read as In Flow

25 Found one in support (7) PIONEER {PI{ONE}ER}
26 Strange man admitted - discharge (5) RHEUM {R{HE}UM}
27 Upheld after taken to court over slur (9) SUSTAINED {SU{STAIN}ED}
28 Chance for two boys on a way to sell (8) BETRAYAL {BET}{RAY}{AL}
29 Short study over everyone showing paleness (6) PALLOR {P{ALL}ORe}

DOWN
1 Temperature uniform - can keep leaders out and hide (4,4) TUCK AWAY {T}{U}{Can}{Keep}{AWAY}
2 Doug and Andy nabbed Idi Amin, perhaps (7) UGANDAN [T]

3 Biscuit for the poor in Delhi, laid out (9) GARIBALDI {GARIB}{LAID*}

5 Health professional treated arthritis with a dope (14) RADIOTHERAPIST*

6 Not bare-headed chicken (5) CAPON {CAP ON}

7 Wine in Japan is terrible, heading north (7) RETSINA [T<]

8 River has to carry flood water (6) DELUGE {DE{LUG}E}
9 Learned people cross line, stealing it? (14) INTELLIGENTSIA*
16 Love a sailor - a subject raised (9) INAMORATA {{A}{TAR}{OMANI}}<
17 The French support party, Republican breed? (8) LABRADOR {LA}{BRA}{DO}{R}

19 Apprehension about Mike getting support in his seat (7) ARMREST {AR{M}REST}
21 Forever an alien, learn to adapt (7) ETERNAL {ET}{LEARN*}
22 Kid about her angel (6) CHERUB {C{HER}UB}

24 Odd beat to support strange music (5) RUMBA {BeAt}<=>{RUM}

REFERENCE LIST

Good=G, Large=L, One=A,AN, Man=He, Temperature=T, Uniform=U, The French=La (The in French language), Republican=R, Mike=M, Alien=ET(Extra-Terrestrial).