No 14813, Saturday 06 June 2026, Incognito

 ACROSS
8 Damage hot weapon (4) HARM {H}{ARM}
9 Ms Lamb has right to get hitched (5) MARRY MAR{R}Y
10 Swear in Damascus, Syria (4) CUSS [T]
11 Silly ass takes a moment to get a snack (6) SAMOSA {ASS}* around {A}{MO} Reminded of Dr. Gayatri

12 Tense, perhaps, before sire manufactured baked goods (8) PASTRIES {PAST}{SIRE*}

13 Sculpture tray at US building (8) STATUARY*
15 Convent head hugs boys in entrance after Catholics leave (6) ABBESS A(-cc+BB)BBESS
17 Author Pearl protects a couple of students with love for animal (7) BULLOCK BU{LL O}CK
19 Start from actor Kelly and sister (7) GENESIS {GENE}{SIS}
22 Small ring of light accompanied Mike's greeting (6) SHALOM {S}{HALO}{M}
24 One parliamentarian wandered and got better (8) IMPROVED {I}{MP}{ROVED}
26 Around end of March, aide with lawmaker gets permit to produce tract (8) PAMPHLET {PA}{MP}{marcH}{LET}
28 Code creator takes large bite of food (6) MORSEL {MORSE}{L}
30 Repeat twice, "Extinct creature" (4) DODO {DOx2}

31 The driver is unable to steer this mode of transport (5) TRAIN [CD]
32 Animal sound from Anantapur region (4) PURR [T]

DOWN
1 Information from armada taped (4) DATA [T]
2 Eternally living tailor stitched around a small measure of length (8) IMMORTAL {TAILOR}* around {MM}
3 Alcoholics Anonymous accepts minced lamb in city (6) AMBALA {AA} around {LAMB*}
4 Drunken sapper going around end of July settles dues in advance (7) PREPAYS {SAPPER}* around {julY}
5 Wrongly see heady cosmetic (8) EYESHADE*
6 Beetle disturbs a crab after commencement of sunset (6) SCARAB {A CRAB}*<=>{Sunset}

7 Insular land in Memphis leased (4) ISLE [T]
14 Feel model accompanied by cry (5) TOUCH {T}{OUCH}
16 Point at small picture by European showing flavouring substance (5) SPICE {S}{PIC}{E}
18 Utter, "Finish" (8) COMPLETE [DD]
20 Silly herpetologists dropping hotels in displays of narcissism (3,5) EGO TRIPS {heRPEtolOGIsTS}*
21 Michigan salt spread around top of rim gives wind! (7) MISTRAL {MI}{SALT* around Rim}
23 Friend returns, rejecting god, to become subservient person (6) LAPDOG {PAL<}{GOD<}
25 Maiden in erstwhile Pune is a Greek goddess (6) POMONA {PO{M}ONA}

27 River covered by Miroslav Ondricek (4) AVON [T]
29 Cad going away from Ecuador counterfeiting money (4) EURO {EcUadOR}*

REFERENCE LIST

Hot=H, Right=R, Moment=Mo, Boy=B, Catholic=C, Sister=Sis, Small=S, Mike=M, One=1=I, Parliamentarian=MP, Aide=PA (Personal Assistant), Large=L, Small measure of length=mm (millimetre), Alcoholic Anonymous=AA, Model=T, Point=S (South or any of the four points in a magnetic compass North, South, East or West ), Michigan=MI, Maiden=M.

No 14812, Friday 05 Jun 2026, Arden

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ACROSS

1   Well, takes seconds to create trouble (6) HASSLE {HA{S}{S}LE} 

4   Yearns to get help for a medical complaint (8) DIABETES {DI{ABET}ES}

9   Song about ultimate love and beginning of love in the air (6) AERIAL {A{lovE}RIA}{Love}

10 Chasm created before fleece (8) CASHMERE {CHASM*}{ERE}

12 VIPs were all over the place for advance shows (8) PREVIEWS* 

13 Outlook of a group that keeps quiet (6) ASPECT {A}{S{P}ECT}

15 Perhaps organise team for a threesome (6,1,5) MENAGE A TROIS*

18 Nothing under the closet - showing insincere affection (8,4) CUPBOARD LOVE {LOVE}<=>{CUPBOARD}

21 Turns out taking drug causes disturbance (6) UNREST {UNR{E}ST*}

22 Nickname for Charlie -"Go back only with women" (8) COGNOMEN {C}{GO<=}{NO MEN}

24 Spray is not working - discard (8) JETTISON {JET}{IS+NOT}*

25 One sits quietly before God in a holy place (6) ASHRAM {A}{SH}{RAM}

26 Perhaps Robert's getting a tan (8) BROWNING [DD]

27 French city where Poles take a bet (6) NANTES {N}{ANTE}{S}

DOWN

1   Spooner's bio-fuel, prominence is for a refrigerator (4,4) HEAT PUMP (~peat hump to heat pump)

2   Theatre people and their desire in their progenies (8) SURGEONS {S{URGES}ONS}

3   No.1 quiz that prompts the answer wanted (7,8) LEADING QUESTION {LEADING}{QUESTION}

5   Some aspirants are from this country (4) IRAN [HIPS]

6   Abandon Asia - he is happy with national language (6,9) BAHASA INDONESIA {ABANDON+HE+IS+HAPPY}* 

7   Essays she set to rewrite (6) THESES*

8   Arrange seats, one comes in for some rest (6) SIESTA {S{1}ESTA*}

11 Trust the fancy brew, say (5,2) SWEAR BY*

14 Tense on ground? That's betrayal (7) TREASON {T}{REASON}

16 To millions and millions conservative rise is rubbish (8) TOMMYROT {TO}{M}{M}{TORY<=}

17 These are perhaps writers' assumed title (3,5) PEN NAMES {PEN{NAME}S} &lit

19 State wordplay for an injection (6) PUNJAB {PUN}{JAB}

20 Compelled to include the final prayer at the shrine (6) GROTTO {GO TO} over {p...eR}

23 Tough to proceed (4) GOON {GO ON}

Reference List

Second = S, before = ERE, Quiet = P, Drug = E, Charlie = C, Poles = N,S, Tense = T, Millions = M