Independent on Sunday 1364 / Daedalus

I don’t know what happened to yesterday’s scheduled blogger and so apologies for the belated coverage of this puzzle. I didn’t solve this one so here is just an analysis of the published solution with no additional comments.

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Across
1 It causes delay in engagement, but nothing replaces a kiss (10)
BOTTLENECK – BaTTLE (engagement) with O (nothing) replacing a plus NECK (kiss)

6 Some may be found in cafe, working (1,3)
A FEW – hidden in (may be found in) ‘cAFE Working’

9 Angry father is an ass, possibly (10)
CROSSBREED – CROSS (angry) BREED (father)

10 Available for touching base on Friday (4)
FREE – F (Friday) RE (touching) E (base)

12 Above acceptable temperature during explosion (2,3)
UP TOP – U (acceptable) plus T (temperature) in (during) POP (explosion)

13 Estimated 100 rather than 50 left (9)
EVACUATED – EVALUATED with C (100) replacing (rather than) L (50)

14 Travelling west, the other old boy’s horse gets last scrap of forage from food crates (3-5)
EGG-BOXES – SEX (the other) OB (old boy) GG (horse) [forag]E (last scrap of forage) reversed (travelling west)

16 Got maybe cold out (4,2)
CAME BY – an anagram (out) of MAYBE C[old]

18 One makes beer in bronze jug (6)
BREWER – BR (bronze) EWER (jug)

19 Bounce wildly thrice, round round and around (8)
RICOCHET – an anagram (wildly) of THRICE around (round) O (round) C (around)

22 Street artist taking bit of rest in bed after accident (9)
STRETCHER – ST (street) ETCHER (artist) around (taking) R[est] (bit of rest)

23 Legendary king given present by knight (5)
KNOWN – K (king) NOW (present) N (knight)

25 Flog lad regularly, resulting in collapse (4)
FOLD – F[l]O[g] L[a]D (flog lad regularly)

26 False reporting about old, old man (10)
PROGENITOR – an anagram (false) of REPORTING around (about) O (old)

27 One inventing musical instrument listened to harp backing (4)
LIAR – sounds like (listened to) ‘lyre’ (musical instrument) and RAIL (harp) reversed (backing)

28 Standard couple of courses (10)
MAINSTREAM – MAIN STREAM (couple of courses)

Down
1 Seeing that live bit of unexploded canister outside (7)
BECAUSE – BE (live) plus CASE (canister) around (outside) U[nexploded] (bit of unexploded)

2 One looking for business needs right inside angle for it? One might (5)
TROUT – TOUT (one looking for business) around (needs … inside) R (right)

3 Left effects overthrow of Right and topples Tory (4,8)
LOST PROPERTY – an anagram of (overthrow of) R[ight] TOPPLES TORY

4 Invaders from north or Home Counties people? (8)
NORSEMEN – N (north) OR SE (Home Counties) MEN (people)

5 Emperor raised drink in saloon? (6)
CAESAR – SEA (drink) reversed (raised) in CAR (saloon?)

7 They’re seen with a smile, on making English supporter welcome (9)
FORETEETH – FORTH (on) around (making … welcome) E (English) TEE (supporter)

8 When to work in way that’s alarming Germany (7)
WEEKDAY – EEK (that’s alarming) D (Germany) in WAY

11 How to stop shoe rubbing for mum (3,1,4,2,2)
PUT A SOCK IN IT – double def.

15 Fighter sounds like a burly sort (9)
GUERRILLA – sounds like ‘gorilla’ (a burly sort)

17 Jangly ringtone air’s principal composer? (8)
NITROGEN – an anagram (jangly) of RINGTONE

18 Half sub-edited without confidence (7)
BASHFUL – an anagram (edited) of HALF SUB

20 Buff presidential contender almost gives you the screaming abdabs? (7)
TANTRUM – TAN (buff) TRUM[p] (presidential contender almost)

21 Guide the lady into Cheltenham? (6)
SHERPA – HER (the lady) in (into) SPA (Cheltenham)

24 Oddball’s out and about (5)
OUTRE – OUT RE (about)