No 13671, Tuesday 27 Sep 2022, Gussalufz

Solution to 25D 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.

ACROSS

9   View broadcast at one, live (9) ELEVATION*

10 Enquire about missing Indian Railways card (5) QUEEN ENQUirE*

11 Diamond ring Frenchman dropped in wild shrub (7) RHOMBUS {RH{0}{M}BUS*}

12 Study aspects of sex? Am in! Exciting!! (7) EXAMINE [T]

13 Kind to muffle — at the onset! — naughty nasal sound (5) SNORT {S{Na...y}ORT}

14 Circumstantially single man consumes bites of nutrients and proteins for energy (4,5) WIND POWER {WI{Nu...s}D{Pr...n}OWER}

16 Doctor cures poor father as expected (3,3,3,6) PAR FOR THE COURSE*

19 Was sorry about gluttony, having eaten two times (9) REGRETTED {RE}{GRE{T}{T}ED}

22 Headgear frequently sported backwards by American pilot (5) TIARA {AmeRicAn+pIloT}<=

24 The woman's oddly better with a drink (4,3) HERB TEA {HER}{BeTtEr}{A}

26 Strong feeling — two essentially divides (1+50×2)×2! (3,4) ILL WILL {tWo} in {1+LL}{1+LL}

27 Rise in geeks' demands? (5) NEEDS (RisE in NERDS)

28 Space program's final stages caught in new energy crisis (9) EMERGENCY {s..cE}{p...aM}{ERGEN{C}Y}*

DOWN

1   Garfunkel is wearing this man's suit (6) HEARTS {HE{ART}'S}

2   When it was time for action from Zorro, he texted you desperately! (4,4) ZERO HOUR {ZORRO+HE+U}*

3   Spiritual master gets ordinary student inspired by the endlessly fascinating journey (6,4) RABBIT HOLE {RABBI}{TH{O}{L}E}

4   Puzzle gossip involving Gussalufz getting extremely gross (6) JIGSAW {J{I}{GrosS}AW}

5   Old Indian coin is over 10 euros, they feel (8) ANTENNAE {ANN{TEN}A}{E}

6   A bit of ale serving as water (4) AQUA {Ale}{QUA}

7   Raised five children, now regularly hides to take stock (6) REVIEW {RaisEd+fiVe+chIldrEn+noW} 

8   Prepare one for final journey, then hear sermon, taking veil off (8) ENHEARSE [T]

15 Hospital department to ask questions covering a month with zero record of performance (10) PROCTOLOGY {PR{OCT}{0}{LOG}Y}

16 Lightly roasting fresh carp with aromatic spice (8) PARCHING {CARP*}{HING}

17 One with some trust on god during complicated test finds concentration (8) TITRATES {T{1}{Tr..t}{RA}TES*}

18 Gangster breaks rules, switches allegiance (8) REALIGNS {RE{AL}IGNS}

20 Plot revealed by Imagine Dragons played in reverse (6) GARDEN [T<=]

21 Push liberal nonsense (6) DRIVEL {DRIVE}{L}

23 A lover not on top sets down cushions (6) ALLAYS {A}{Lo..r}{LAYS} Not on top? See comments

25 I am disappointed about a mission (4) T?S? (Addendum - TASK {T{A}SK} - See comments)

Reference List

Indian Railways = IR, Frenchman = M, About = RE, Time = T, 50 = L, Caught = C, Ordinary = O, Student = L, Old indian coin = ANNA, Euro =E, As = QUA, Record = LOG, God = RA, Gangster = AL(Capone), Liberal = L 

No 10546, Monday 20 Aug 12, Gridman

ACROSS

1   - Later action changed into fight (11) - ALTERCATION*

9   - Film where you get on or off (3,4) - BUS STOP [DD]

10 - Plotted for revolutionary setter to be caught in South Dakota (7) - SCHEMED {S{CHE}{ME}D}

11 - Piece of paper in body of water (5) - SHEET [DD]

12 - Wealth of disease in a criminal (9) - AFFLUENCE {A}{F{FLU}ENCE}

13 - Tree – to head of botanists, it’s more leafless (5) - ALDER bALDER

15 - Of strain Orsino suffered during tal (9) - TORSIONAL {T{ORSINO*}AL}

18 - If you do, you become reputed (4,1,4) - EARN A NAME [CD]

21 - Endlessly detest ruffian horse (5) - STEED DETESt*

22 - Former U.S. President going round enclosure for woodworker (9) - CARPENTER {CAR{PEN}TER}

24 - Pushed back, say, obscure insect (5) - MIDGE {MID}{GE}<-

26 - Ado Mira created in visual arts show (7) - DIORAMA*

27 - Orderly’s military outfit? (7) - UNIFORM [DD]

28 - Not working, having left the stage (3,2,6) - OUT OF ACTION [DD]

DOWN

1   - Lie-in-wait for Mother returning on a public transport with bad guy and drug (9) - AMBUSCADE {AM<-}{BUS}{CAD}{E}

2   - Set out to hold a small armour plate (5) - TASSE {T{A}{S}SE*}

3   - Italian roundabout getting a class of worms (9) - ROTATORIA [DD]

4   - A special stop on the road (7) - ASPHALT {A}{SP}{HALT}

5   - One new piece of furniture to wear finally to such an extent (7) - INSOFAR {1}{N}{SOFA}{weaR}

6   - Revolting female takes on Russian leader in India (5) - NEHRU {NEH<-}{RU}

7   - Height of dignity? (8) - EMINENCE [DD]

8   - Irritability caused by two sides falling off the account book (4) - EDGE lEDGEr

14 - Where some developments used to take place after a shoot (4,4) - DARK ROOM [CD]

16 - One con man is tossing and turning – he can’t get sleep! (9) - INSOMNIAC {1+CON+MAN+IS}*

17 - U.S. city maidens drop at the sight of womanizer (6,3) - LADIES MAN {LA}{DIES MAN*}

19 - A model area to draw (7) - ATTRACT {A}{T}{TRACT}

20 - Warmer attention to bungler (7) - EARMUFF {EAR}{MUFF}

22 - Jest brought to a conclusion (4) - CODA {COD}{A}

23 - Muse to appear after a long period (5) - ERATO {ERA}{TO}

25 - Girl wearing sexy clothing of Indian male (5) - DHOTI {D{HOT}I}

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