No 12708, Monday 19 Aug 2019, Incognito

ACROSS
7   Feel absence of young lady (4) MISS [DD]
8   Crossed old port (6,4) PASSED OVER {PASSE}{DOVER}
10 Composing, O great poet? (6) TAGORE*

11 Grow where batsmen stand? (8) INCREASE {IN CREASE}
12 Succeed endlessly at court, giving hope (8) PROSPECT {PROSPEr}{CT}
14 Snake curled around general is dozing (6) ASLEEP {AS{LEE}P}
16 Engineers' cryptic clues for hermit (7) RECLUSE {RE}{CLUES*}
18 Stains flower parts (7) STIGMAS [DD]
21 Young lady's assorted medals (6) DAMSEL*
23 Cynthia's at sea with girl, doing this (8) YACHTING {CYNTHIA}*{G} &lit
25 Tell fib, "German loses right to vassal" (8) LIEGEMAN {LIE}{GErMAN}
27 Admits: "Snowstorm's increasing" (4,2) OWNS UP {SNOW}*{UP}
29 Naval officer's additional spouse (6,4) SECOND MATE [DD]
30 Oregon's tailless feline is a large animal (4) ORCA {OR}{CAt}

DOWN
1   Composed sea dirge? Don't think so (8) DISAGREE*
2   Capital invested in Waldo's lodge (4) OSLO [T]
3   Ball's special at this place (6) SPHERE {SP}{HERE}
4   Helps Charlie sit awkwardly at beginning of show (7) ASSISTS {ASS}{SIT*}{Show}
5   Trader's sea song (8) MERCHANT {MER}{CHANT}
6   Northern European's stick (4) POLE [DD]
9   Follow nurse and take to court (5) ENSUE {EN}{SUE}
13 Disposes of small lengths (5) SELLS {S}{ELLS}
15 Sunny is not heavy (5) LIGHT [DD]
17 Fed meals prepared and achieved success by own efforts (4-4) SELF-MADE*
19 State publicly: "A wild cat's going around centre of Munnar" (8) ANNOUNCE {A}{muNNar}{OUNCE}
20 Many violently spoil Burma (7) MYANMAR {MANY*}{MAR}

22 Starting to ail by 54, European's not yet dead (5) ALIVE {Ail}{LIV}{E}
24 Near model storage facility (6) CLOSET {CLOSE}{T}
26 Where returning convict may consume egg (4) GAOL {LAG}<= over {O} Semi&lit
28 It's middle of the day, anyway (4) NOON <=> [CD]

Reference List
Court = CT, General = LEE, Engineer = RE, Girl = G, Right = R, Oregon = OR, Special = SP, Charlie = ASS, Sea = MER, Nurse = EN(Enrolled Nurse), Small = S, 54 = L IV, European = E, Model = T

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