No 14275, Monday 09 Sep 2024, Incognito

Solution to 26A 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   I sat, mixing wine (4) ASTI*

9   Leaving lunch-room, chum spins synthetic fibre (5) ORLON {LuNch+ROOm}*

10 Tuned viola after I left office in DC (4) OVAL ViOLA*

11 & 28 Perhaps, Tun Tun's type of gun (6,6) DOUBLE BARREL Definition by example

12 Folded old file covering one source of fossil fuel (8) OILFIELD {OLD+FILE}* over {1}

13 Burned shed housing Cricket Club hoarding gold (8) SCORCHED {S{C{OR}C}HED}

15 Metro crash on top of rock results in earthquake (6) TREMOR {METRO}*{Rock}

17 Anticipated tool's behind forge after girl left (7) FORESAW {SAW}<=>{FORgE}

19 European lawmaker bound and evacuated (7) EMPTIED {E}{MP}{TIED}

22 Drawer returned prize (6) REWARD<=

24 Perhaps a person from Down Under gives away a pound for a European (8) AUSTRIAN AUSTRalIAN

26 Intimidate Hector's cow and badger (8) ?R?W?E?T ()

28 See 11 

30 Food shown in "Home Alone" (4) MEAL [T]

31 Oh god! Greek letter and Roman horn (5) CORNU {COR}{NU}

32 Seal faucet with a bit of epoxy (4) TAPE {TAP}{Ep..y}

DOWN

1   Czechoslovakia's capital (4) OSLO [T]

2   Flying robins are flying without an iota of sense (8) AIRBORNE {ROBINs+ARE}*

3   Heavenly visitor accompanied by husband arrives in the Middle Ages (6) COMETH {COMET}{H}

4   Diana leaving precious stones around middle of England? Nuts! (7) ALMONDS {diA{engLand}MONDS}

5   Stowe's character cut melon into pieces (5,3) UNCLE TOM*

6   Amateur's voice trembles after end of ovation (6) NOVICE {o...oN}{VOICE*}

7   Bird: It is usually run over by train (4) RAIL [DD]

14 Near cul-de-sac (5) CLOSE [DD]

16 After operation, time for entertainment (5) OPERA {OP}{ERA}

18 Spectators park European car in front of English church (8) AUDIENCE {AUDI}{EN}{CE}

20 A couple of rats return carrying the first and last bit of cheese producing organic compound (8) TARTRATE {RAT<=}{The}{RAT}{c...sE} Only one rat is returning?

21 Plant note with Catholic politician (7) FACTORY {FA}{C}{TORY}

23 A high tide, too (2,4) AS WELL {A}{SWELL}

25 Defeat underwater vessel expected (6) SUBDUE {SUB}{DUE}

27 Leer back, showing spool (4) REEL<=

29 See sixth sense, perhaps, at end of therapy (4) ESPY {ESP}{t...pY}

Reference List

Cricket club = CC, Girl = G, European = E, Lawmaker = MP, Pound = L, Oh god = COR, Husband = H, Operation = OP, English = EN, Church = CE, Note = FA, Catholic = C, Politician = TORY

The Sunday Crossword No 3323, Sunday 08 Sep 2024

ACROSS

1   Crazy long tale about saloon, perhaps, somewhere in Indian Ocean … (10) MADAGASCAR {MAD{A GAS}{CAR}

6   … eastern image in long tale (4) EPIC {E}{PIC}

9   Sterilise (milk perhaps) that’s in and out of sight, they say (10) PASTEURISE (~ past your eyes)

10 File’s one showing fellows by university (4) MENU {MEN}{U}

12 Freak’s metal bananas in second-hand stalls (4,7) FLEA MARKETS*

15 Primarily Spanish in etymology: ranges, rising apexes serrated? (7) SIERRAS Acrostic &lit

16 Cold – wearing summer footwear – disgrace! (7) SCANDAL {S{C}ANDAL}

17 Dope and rye – wasted – this’ll help you see straight (3-4) EYE DROP*

19 Some confront a rioter in Canadian province (7) ONTARIO [T]

20 Bug … bear … cricket, perhaps (5,6)  STICK INSECT {STICK}{INSECT}

23 Flipping prison sentence to throw out (4) EMIT<=

24 Everyman is unable to express ‘dunno’ (1,6,3) I CANNOT SAY [DD]

25 Care for a round number? 500? (4) TEND {TEN}{D}

26 Concerning school to escape being reviewed: make a new plan (10) RESCHEDULE {RE}{SCH}{ELUDE<=}

DOWN

1   Before start of evening, clean the floor that’s pine (4) MOPE {Ev...g}<=>{MOP}

2   Soupçon of fly (4) DASH [DD]

3   Attacks poor and gambles the lot (4,3,5) GOES FOR BROKE {GOES FOR}{BROKE}

4   Presents – or hides from view? (7) SCREENS [DD]

5   Believes in counterfeits (7) ASSUMES [DD]

7   President concealing ‘legal’ cash for those seeking power (10) PRETENDERS {PRE{TENDER}S}

8   In conversation, parish representative’s advisor (10) COUNSELLOR (~councillor)

11 Robert skates erratically: it’s a way of crossing the water (12) BREASTSTROKE*

13 Fools intended to lose heart in test (10) ASSESSMENT {ASSESS}{MEaNT}

14 Echoing intemperate petitioner (10) REPETITION*

18 Criticise a revolutionary style (7) PANACHE {PAN}{A}{CHE}

19 Incredibly wide, rustling up cocaine (7) OCEANIC*

21 Old Testament figure seen in chocolate sauce (4) ESAU [T]

22 Use a keyboard, and strain (4) TYPE [DD]

Reference List

Saloon = CAR, Eastern = E, University = U, Cold = C, 500 = D, Concerning = RE, School = SCH, President = PRES, Criticise = PAN, Revolutionary = CHE