No 14933, Tuesday 27 Oct 2026, KrisKross

Solution to 3D 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 answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Assign setter's place at end of table (6) IMPUTE {I'M}{PUT}{t..lE}

4   Venerable members of crusade meet secretly in retreat (8) ESTEEMED [T<=]

10 Healthy boxer is against bananas (9) ALIMENTAL {ALI}{MENTAL}

11 Worm's stroke of luck (5) FLUKE [DD]

12 Crowd laments over losing last of matches and rubber (7) MASSEUR {MASS}{RUEs<=}

13 Team's turn to play in pub and sing drunkenly (7) INNINGS {INN}{SING*}

14 In America, son of immigrants rejected? That's wrong (5) NISEI {IE}{SIN}<=

15 Takes possession of international banks, having power (8) IMPOUNDS {I}{M{P}OUNDS}

18 One Malayali winning preliminary race, cycling all around One Malayali leaving America wins preliminary race, cycling all around(2,3,3) IN THE AIR {1}{NaIR} over {(+t)THEA(-t)} Clue being edited by KrisKross

20 Work in short-sleeved shirt and lightweight hat (5) TOPEE {T{OP}EE}

23 Muscles love running free! (7) ABSOLVE {ABS}{LOVE*} 

25 Cooked nan - neat dish perhaps (7) ANTENNA*

26 Rebellious soldiers welcomed by the old adversary (5) ENEMY {Y{MEN}E}<=

27 Creature often contaminating kitchens, running over appliances, creating havoc primarily (9) COCKROACH Acrostic &lit

28 Beast with tip of ear cut, caught in a net, writhing (8) ANTELOPE {Ear}{LOP} in {A}{NET*}

29 I essentially check and fix - do it right! (6) EDITOR {chEck}{DO+IT}*{R} Semi&lit

DOWN

1   Following onset of insomina, old queen gets tablet (4,4) IPAD MINI {In...a}{PADMINI}

2   Churchmen in US state surrounded by troublemakers (7) PRIESTS {P{RI}ESTS}

3   Cutting piece of cloth, start to wrap present afterwards (9) T?E?E?I?H () 

5   Egotism of man going through elaborate profile in Outook (4-10) SELF-IMPORTANCE {M} through {PROFILE*} in {STANCE}

6   Delicate fellow bathed in Northbound river (5) ELFIN {NI{F}LE<=}

7   Evil demon controlling ancient city felt sad (7) MOURNED {MO{UR}NED*}

8   Elegant English ship stops, having no water (6) DRESSY {DR{E}{SS}Y}

9   How to create acute pain, worry about something trivial? (5,2,1,6) STORM IN A TEACUP {ACUTE+PAIN}* [RA]

16 Fan turned out to be ignorant (9) UNTUTORED*

17 Tech giant announced "Warning!" symbol (8) METAPHOR {META}{(~fore)PHOR}

19 Developing space agency mostly with American money (7) NASCENT {NASa}{CENT}

21 Aim to cut long ornament (7) PENDANT {P{END}ANT}

22 Beware! Machinery has rotating device (6) CAMERA [T<=]

24 Expression of amusement describing unknown American firm (5) LOYAL {LOL} over {Y}{A}

Reference List

Muscles = ABS, The old = YE, Right = R, Man = M, Fellow = F, Ancient city = UR, English = E, Ship = SS, Unknown = Y, American = A

No 14932, Monday 26 Oct 2026, Incognito

Solution to 12A 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 answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

8   Meet, by accident, vagrant with piebald horse (Continued in 10 Across) (4,4)  BUMP INTO {BUM}{PINTO}

9   One shaping lawn is a relative by marriage (2-3) IN-LAW {1}{LAWN}*

10 See 8 (4)

11 Excited pooch carrying new garment (6) PONCHO {PO{N}CHO*}

12 Musical composition, that to some extent, is fake (8) S?M?H?N? (Addendum - SYMPHONY SYM{PHONY} - SYM from? See comments)

13 Mark goes around one premier tech institute and produces sword (8) SCIMITAR {SC{1}{MIT}AR}

15 Come out, European, and join (6) EMERGE {E}{MERGE}

17 Movement from trains running on time (7) TRANSIT {TRAINS*}{T}

19 Sinatra danced... He is skilled at his work... (7) ARTISAN*

22 German father's wish (6) DESIRE {DE}{SIRE}

24 Shake... shake own beaky facial feature (4,4) HAWK NOSE*

26 Spring-loaded hatch, perhaps, made from rotor pad (4,4) TRAP DOOR*

28 Well known Hun expelling nob in battalion restructuring (6) ATTILA {bATTALIon}* 

30 Honey... it's expensive! (4) DEAR [DD]

31 Girl with anchor is a spectral creature (5) GHOST {G}{HOST}

32 Robs drinking vessels (4) MUGS [DD]

DOWN

1   Small vehicle from Australia starts to teeter oddly (4) AUTO {AU}{Te...r}{Od..y}

2   Menaces horribly, capturing initially pacific astronauts (8) SPACEMEN {MENACES}* over {Pa...c}

3   Abstain from drink having iodine (3,3) SIT OUT {S{I}TOUT}

4   Erratic source around lake results in shutdown (7) CLOSURE {C{L}OSURE*}

5   West, with armies, destroyed Bikini, for example (8) SWIMWEAR {W+W+ARMIES}*

6   Fruit from Chile, perhaps, with energy (6) LICHEE {CHILE*}{E}

7   Hastening, carrying a gun (4) STEN [HIPS]

14 Swear, "Dog's excited initially" (5) CURSE {CUR'S}{Ex...d}

16 Girl chased by running ants and other insects (5) GNATS {G}{ANTS*}

18 "Rock" handling equipment in bar (3,5) ICE TONGS [CD]

20 Excitedly, I mention, "Immediately" (2,2,4) IN NO TIME*

21 Company possesses musical instrument and lightweight Indian bed (7) CHARPOY {C{HARP}OY} 

23 Meaning get from another country (6) IMPORT [DD]

25 Anger about one spirit (6) WRAITH {WRA{1}TH}

27 Bird from Jaipur he aided (4) RHEA [T]

29 Bingo's 11 pairs of supporters (4) LEGS [GK/DD]

Reference List

New = N, European = E, Time = T, German = DE, Girl = G, Australia = AU, Drink = STOUT, Iodine = I, Lake = L, West = W, With = W, Energy = E