No 12707, Saturday 17 Aug 2019, Incognito

Across

1. Dogs' master is near dead bodies (8) MASTIFFS {MA}{STIFFS}

5. Wasn't a complicated Bantu language (6) TSWANA {WASNT+A*}
10. Online heckler has bread after some time (5) TROLL {Time}{ROLL}
11. Communist vehicle initially patrolled enemy territory showing welcome symbol (3,6) RED CARPET {RED}{CAR}{Patrolled}{Enemy}{Territory}
12. 6 feet... understand? (6) FATHOM (DD)
13. Adonis runs near old city and old creature (8) DINOSAUR {ADONIS*}{UR}
15. Twinge felt at mineral springs with a hint of magnesium (5) SPASM {SPAS}{Magnesium}
17. Pram tyre is twisted around a supplicant's rug (6,3) PRAYER MAT {PRAM+TYRE*} around {A}
19. Or gong that's given to topper (4,5) GOLD MEDAL {GOLD}{MEDAL}
20. First and last letter Lawrence carried initially for Mexican Indian (5) AZTEC {A}{Z}{TE}{Carried}
21. Books have imaginary number after the second half of 13 (8) THESAURI {THE}{dinoSAUR}{I}
23. Secret alphabet that means nothing (6) CIPHER (DD)
27. Rescue returning Greek character after one time endless prank (9) EXTRICATE {EX}{TRICk}{ETA<=}
28. American poet has manuscript of verses (5) POEMS {POE}{MS}
29. Circular craters not starting to crack are most unusual (6) RAREST {cRATERS*}
30. Elimination table or popularity charts? (3,5) HIT LISTS (DD)

Down

1. Misfit ombudsman returns concealing decorative pattern (5) MOTIF (T<=)
2. Brief rain results in deficiency (9) SHORTFALL {SHORT}{FALL}
3. Ice house has one grand toilet (5) IGLOO {I}{G}{LOO}
4. Cutlery piece for monarch (4) FORK {FOR}{K}
6. Clean entertainment on the TV? (4,5) SOAP OPERA (CD)
7. A record has no significance at first for a Greek letter (5) ALPHA {A}{LP}{HAs}
8. A book on north polar region leads to the south polar region (9) ANTARCTIC {A}{NT}{ARCTIC}
9. Praiseworthy to have naval officer capture a sailor with energy after loss of initial advantage (9) ADMIRABLE {ADMIRa{AB}L}{E}
14. Homo arachnid evolved from damp resin (9) SPIDERMAN {DAMP+RESIN*}
15. One engaged in holiday activity sees English engineers going back (9) SIGHTSEER {SIGHTS}{E}{RE<=}
16. Anglo Indian females have 50% memory more than their male counterparts (9) MEMSAHIBS {MEM}{SAHIBS}
18. Lucifer's absence is incomparable (9) MATCHLESS {MATCH}{LESS}
22. Get into some forbidden territory (5) ENTER (T)
24. Push around pimple after loss of some pus (5) IMPEL {pIMPLE*}
25. Tricks king employs (5) RUSES {R}{USES}
26. French cap found in sake pitcher (4) KEPI (T)

Reference List

Master=MA, Communist=Red, Old city=Ur, Or=Gold, Lawrence=TE, Imaginary number=I, Greek character=Eta, One time=Ex, Manuscript=Ms
One=I, Grand=G, Monarch=K, Record=LP, Book=NT, Sailor=AB, Energy=E, Engineers=RE, King=R

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Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous

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