No 14842, Friday 10 Jul 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Stake wanted to some extent (4)

9   Odds of 1 is to 1? Not odds... (5)

10 Temperature in the attic (4)

11 Now, after last month, starting to exercise in 10 years (6)

12 Burnt cream thrown by Edward (8)

13 When flying sea egret gets cheap passage (8)

15 Small rest for golfers at New Scotland Yard for starters (6)

17 Look, covering a short length... An antelope! (7)

19 Sumatra tour results in sufferings (7)

22 Questioning, like royalty (6)

24 One moving in tummy gets protection (8)

26 Drug made from carotin processed with carbon (8)

28 Male with pointer gets food item that may be vegetarian or non-vegetarian (6) 

30 Fish only (4)

31 Capital city is average in the beginning (5)

32 Bird seen in fernery (4)

DOWN

1   Keen to fracture joint (4)

2   Idiotic pal seen with East Asian people (8)

3   Virginia follows dancer Kelly in city (6)

4   Drink with actor's trainer (7)

5   Person who agrees, as despatched by queen (8)

6   Silver contained in home construction results in conductor's resistance (6)

7   Animal from Vishakapatnam area (4)

14 Devices to catch animals and rats running around top of pit (5)

16 Clever sting (5)

18 Graphic symbol from herpetology transliterated in her absence (8)

20 Frightened alien leaves Inland Revenue confused (8)

21 Sid rejected means of payment for shed (7)

23 "It's with Chinese editor" needed to be scratched (6)

25 Cocktail samosa Sam left after meeting Indian man at first (6)

27 Outer covering removed from samosa for prophet (4)

29 Has title to a portion of town square (4)

No 14841, Thursday 09 Jul 2026, Vidwan

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   Drop 'breather' into sports period (6) PLUNGE {P{LUNG}E}

4   Setting one inside 1760 yards to run naked (6) MILIEU {MIL{1}E}{rUn}

9   Good service! Unending determination! (4) GRIT {G}{RITe}

10 Feature shaped inch by inch, possibly? (6,4) DOUBLE CHIN {INCH}*{INCH}*

11 Miner tailed shepherd dog (6) COLLIE COLLIEr

12 Most open taunt! King shows reserve beyond normal limit! (8) OVERBOOK {OVERt}{BOO}{K}

13 Church official reportedly gives media a short speech? (9) PRESBYTER {(~press biter)PRESBYTER}

15 Flabbergast, unnerve a bit (4) STUN [T] Flabbergast on double duty?

16 Following experienced founder (4) FOLD {F}{OLD}

17 India field after playing spin like role models (9) INSPIRING {I}{RING}<=>{SPIN}*

21 Ace American coach, one promoted for a European (8) AUSTRIAN {A}{US}{TR(+i)IA(-i)N}

22 Metal most of our country bums internally (6) INDIUM {INDIa}{bUMs}

24 Maharaja in Baroda, rejected recipe for special cake ingredient (6,4) BAKING SODA {KING} in {BA(-r+s)SODA}

25 Pile of woody in poppy resort (4) PYRE [T]

26 Smart doctor gets sloppy, loses face (6) DRESSY {DR}{mESSY}

27 Build-up about hot, new mark (6) HYPHEN {HYP{H}E}{N}

DOWN

1   Standard large court, out of bounds establishment (7) PARLOUR {PAR}{L}{cOURt}

2   Before some transeunt illegality (5) UNTIL [T]

3   Wander to find your head fixated on devices (7) G?D?E?Y (Addendum - GADGETY {GAD}{GET}{Your}- See comments)

5   Substitute Scot could be licentious (2,4) IN LIEU {IN+LIEU+SCOT}*=LICENTIOUS [CA]

6   Popular Caribbean state hill where culture can be developed (9) INCUBATOR {IN}{CUBA}{TOR}

7   Set symbol of purity possibly for centurions (7) UNICORN {UNICORN+SET}*=CENTURIONS [CA]

8   A continental organisation's feud internally on expansion (8,5) EUROPEAN UNION {fEUd} EU=European Union

14 Very high style gem, essentially (9) SOLITAIRE {SO}{LIT}{AIR}{gEm} &lit

16 Bad, kind of rad fabric (7) FOULARD {FOUL}{RAD}*

18 Toilet embodying a cold isolation (7) PRIVACY {PRIV{A}{C}Y}

19 Brain cell charged by source of the atomic particle (7) NEUTRON {NEU{The}RON}

20 Nothing breaks grave like methane from manure (6) BIOGAS {BI{O}G}{AS}

23 Intensity of passing advanced, overwhelmed by quiet (5) DEPTH DE(-a+p)PTH

Reference List

Sports period = PE, 1760 yards = MILE, Good = G, King = K, Following = F, India = I, Ace = A, Recipe = R, Special = S, Hot = H, New = N, Standard = PAR, Large = L, Popular = IN, Hill = TOR, Very = SO, High = LIT, Toilet = PRIVY, Cold = C, Advanced = A, Quiet = P