No 14664, Saturday 13 Dec 2025, Vidwan

 ACROSS
8 It is a right inner garment for women (4) SARI [T]

9 Young adult gifts small coin from USA (10) ADOLESCENT {A}{DOLES}{CENT}
10 Tech giant finally got software running in browser (6) APPLET {APPLE}{goT}
11 A bad actor retired and rushed to India for a queen (8) MAHARANI {A HAM}<{RAN}{I}

12 Twisted fact - good is happening without human intervention (3,2,3) ACT OF GOD*
14 Working with authority and waiting to be connected (2,4) ON HOLD {ON}{HOLD}
16 Not able see large covered hindrance (4) BIND {BlIND} Typo. Should be "not able to see"
17 Cold stink of bay (5) CREEK {C}{REEK}
18 New advances, problem rendered in voice notes (4) SANG {S(-n}A(+N)G}
19 Half of giants following to enter patio (6) LOGGIA {GIAnts}<=>{LOG}

21 Dashing man of good Parisian style (8) DEBONAIR {DE}{BON}{AIR}
23 Occasionally turns in with silly Simon for activities of labour organisation (8) UNIONISM {tUrNs In}{SIMON*}
26 Unending trickery is what keeps Santa Claus on the move (6) SLEIGH {SLEIGHt}

27 Bad and good in fake pride of the elite (10) PRIVILEGED {VILE}{G} in {PRIDE}*
28 Caught without force, swiftly passed ball of thread (4) CLEW {C}{fLEW}

DOWN
1 Top with most solid, popular, ordinary kind of coffee (10) CAPPUCCINO {CAP}{PUCCa}{IN}{O} Chambers and Collins both give Pucka or Pukka and not pucca.
2 Spooner's capsule world, an expanse of calm water (8) MILLPOND {Spoonerism of Pill Monde?}

3 Cloth label for a rabble (6) RAGTAG {RAG}{TAG}
4 Secure back freedom (4) ROOM {MOOR<}
5 Regularly make boxes containing shower spreads for an interconnected group (8) MESHWORK {MaKe} containing {SHOWER}*
6 Burn Supreme Court or Church (6) SCORCH {SC}{OR}{CH}
7 Aware of home working (2-2) IN-ON {IN}{ON}
13 Parent pressing about alarm (5) DREAD {D{RE}AD}
15 Go with fishing gear, possibly to end angling (7,3) LANDING NET {GO+LANDING NET}*=TO END ANGLING [CA]

17 A bone remains used to make vanilla ice creams! (8) CLAVICLE {A REMAINS CLAVICLE}*=VANILLA ICE CREAMS [CA] 

18 Posted to border, fellow escapes punishment (8) SENTENCE {SENT}{fENCE}
20 Go over moves for dance (6) GROOVE*
22 Next to live border (6) BESIDE {BE}{SIDE}
24 Standard note or metre (4) NORM {N}{OR}{M}
25 Game changing! Great! (4) MEGA* For some strange reason, the on-line version says this is wrong

REFERENCE LIST

Adult=A, India=I, Large=L, Cold=C, New=N, Of Parisian=De in French, Good=Bon in French, Good-G, Caught=C, Force=F, Ordinary=O, Supreme Court=SC, Church=CH, About=Re, Fellow=F, Note=N, Metre=M