No 14877, Thursday 20 Aug 2026, Incognito

Solution to 28A 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   Legendary ship carried by Cargomaster (4) ARGO [HIPS]

9   Strips for groups of musicians (5) BANDS [DD]

10 Actor Guinness is back in Iceland (4) ALEC [T<=]

11 I left America in turmoil, producing photographic device (6) CAMERA AMERiCA*

12 Metal vehicle with saint leaving stadium (8) VANADIUM {VAN}{stADIUM}

13 Perhaps, something to break for breakfast, for example, with grand-son at Hades (8) EGGSHELL {EG}{G}{S}{HELL}

15 Mother and boy at top-class Indian metro (6) MUMBAI {MUM}{B}{A1}

17 Pirates organised beanos (7) PARTIES*

19 Support Spanish river utilisation (7) ESPOUSE {ES}{PO}{USE}

22 Wrongly harvest in absence of husband and go without food (6) STARVE hARVEST*

24 Sick! Cure and abuse? (3-5) ILL-TREAT {ILL}{TREAT}

26 Rib and beans cooked in city (8) BRISBANE*

28 Bird bearing small coins (6) C?O?N? 

30 Irritated marines dropping madmen in Indian dress (4) SARI mARIneS*

31 Aimlessly move one foot behind medico (5) DRIFT {1}{FT}<=>{DR}

32 Bird from Bangkok... It enchants! (4) KITE [T]

DOWN

1   Without distribution of notice, auctioneer dispersed chemical compound (4) UREA  AUctioneER*

2   See? Storm destroyed English county (8) SOMERSET*

3   Sailor and gunners with notes in Erode (6) ABRADE {AB}{RA}{D}{E}

4   Weakly cries, "New evil spreading in ship" (7) SNIVELS {N}{EVIL*} in {SS}

5   Harbour waves spreading a mist covering star (8) TSUNAMIS {A+MIST}* over {SUN}

6   Brown Democrat's bicycle for two (6) TANDEM {TAN}{DEM}

7   Chopper used protects country (4) PERU [T]

14 US president's allowance (5) GRANT [DD] 

16 A seat is broken. Confused? (2,3) AT SEA {A}{SEAT}*

18 Mere lads go crazy producing gemstones (8) EMERLADS*

20 Boat parts got by warlocks abandoning women and going after Oscar (8) OARLOCKS {wARLOCKS}<=>{O}

21 Student dropping pole from part of 23 in African country (7) LIBERIA {L}{sIBERIA}

23 Country formed on reconstitution of USSR, with eastern part of Asia (6) RUSSIA {USSR*}{asIA}

25 Find Line of Control at end of exercise (6) LOCATE {LOC}{AT}{e...sE}

27 Expel both characters from bathroom mistakenly and wander (4) ROAM bAthRoOM*

29 Sunrise? About time for cashews, macadamias, pecans and the like (4) NUTS {SU{T}N<=}

Reference List

Saint = ST, Grand = G, Son = S, Boy = B, Spanish = ES, Husband = H, Foot = FT, Sailor = AB, Gunners = RA(Royal Artillery), Notes = D,E, New = N, Ship = SS, Women = W, Oscar = O, Student = L, Pole = S, Line of Control = LOC,  Time = T

No 14876, Wednesday 19 Aug 2026, Incognito

Solution to 29A 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   Top revolutionary has a migraine, for example (8) HEADACHE {HEAD}{A}{CHE}

5   Spin one penny and get a vegetable (6) TURNIP {TURN}{1}{P}

10 I endlessly chill diced fruit (5) LICHI {I+CHILl}*

11 Hip bistro changes into bars (9) PROHIBITS*

12 Image broadcast around Romeo is an optical illusion (6) MIRAGE {MI{R}AGE*}

13 Having teeth, consumed after need developed, taking in a bit of toffee (8) EDENTATE {ATE}<=>{NEED*} over {To...e}

15 Item produced from night-break (5) THING*

17 Sailors are safer sailing near pole (9) SEAFARERS {ARE+SAFER}*{S}

19 Go in... Unwind tape and wrongly enter inside (9) PENETRATE {P{ENTER*}APE*}

20 Wrongly spike caps (5) KEPIS*

21 Exceptional sixth sense Alice developed (8) ESPECIAL {ESP}{ALICE*}

23 Cuts dried fruits (6) PRUNES [DD]

27 Funny procedure to give birth to offspring (9) REPRODUCE*

28 I mislaid Homer's poem (5) ILIAD {I}{LAID*}

29 Office worker of yore, sometimes working in a pool (6) T?P?S? (Addendum - TYPIST [CD] - See comments) 

30 Group with Frenchman gets disease (8) GANGRENE {GANG}{RENE}

DOWN

1   Delhi luminary has depression on organ (5) HILUM [T]

2   Musical instrument made from air conditioning wire with charged particle (9) ACCORDION {AC}{CORD}{ION}

3   Drink in silver container is getting old (5) AGING {A{GIN}G}

4   Jumps, removing books from bookshops (4) HOPS booksHOPS

6   Flag shown by sailor following workers' body (5,4) UNION JACK {JACK}<=>{UNION}

7   Iran destroyed a currency (5) NAIRA {IRAN*}{A}

8   Has sheriff's men starting to search extensively in ship (9) POSSESSES {POSSE}{Se...h}{S{Ex...y}S}

9   Best quality stuff from cracked pot with portrait maker (3-6) TOP-DRAWER {TOP}{DRAWER}

14 Plant sugar on return behind a health resort (9) ASPARAGUS {SUGAR<=}<=>{A}{SPA}

15 Highly classified stuff... privileged information to be kept under the hat? (3-6) TOP-SECRET {SECRET}<=>{TOP}

16 Manage to communicate, "Procure a crucifix" (3,6) GET ACROSS {GET A CROSS}

18 Dear, I've old writing instruments put together earlier (9) EXPENSIVE {IVE}<=>{EX}{PENS}

22 Remove insects from police pup and arrive unexpectedly (3-2) POP-UP {POlice+PUP}

24 Regretting madly returning without arrangement of rent (5) RUING RetUrnING

25 Slide around moving like a crab (5) SIDLE*

26 Letter from Tibet available (4) BETA [T]

Reference List

Revolutionary = CHE, Penny = P, Romeo = R, Ship = SS, Old = EX