No 12799, Friday 06 Dec 2019, Incognito

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ACROSS
8   Rouse from sleep and wash (4) WAKE [DD]
9   Endlessly call holy men unbalanced — it leads to sadness (10) MELANCHOLY {CALl+HOLY+MEN}*
10 A doctor’s circular letter on sex appeal’s competent (6) ADROIT {A}{DR}{O}{IT}
11 It can be funny: Nero's confused about river flowing back (3-5) ONE-LINERS {ON{NILE<=}ERS*}
12 Theodore walked around Paris confusedly; walked wearily (8) TRAIPSED {T{PARIS*}ED}
14 Just exercise inside, without attempt at concealment (6) OPENLY {O{PE}NLY}
16 Bladder that may be removed for impertinence (4) GALL [DD]
17 She may run a brothel anyway (5) MADAM <=>
18 Popular governor’s legendary ship (4) ARGO [T]
19 Child has ale with model in house (6) CHALET {CH}{ALE}{T}
21 Heard male descendant notices solar phenomena (8) SUNSPOTS (~son){SUN}{SPOTS}
23 A type of squirrel which may be much pink (8) CHIPMUNK*
26 Ranch Romeo has plating material (6) CHROME [T]
27 Spotted dogs, at mad Anil’s, running around (10) DALMATIANS*
28 A ton transported around for military group (4) NATO*

DOWN
1   Run after less haired? Nonsense! (10) BALDERDASH {DASH}<=>{BALDER}
2   Monument built with Gulf money deposited under small note (8) MEMORIAL {RIAL}<=>{MEMO}
3   Hits insect on board (6) SMITES {S{MITE}S}
4   In addition, a large soda, after the lawman goes away (4) ALSO {A}{L}{SOda}
5   Stake planted before Moor returns to lobby (8) ANTEROOM {ANTE}{MOOR<=}
6   Bird’s awkward shriek (6) SHRIKE*

7   Escape from auditor’s insect (4) FLEE (~flea)
13 Bad odds — around zero — for these birds? (5) DODOS {D{0}DOS*}
15 Run for it, my friend, carrying one — it is legal (10) LEGITIMATE {LEG IT}{1}{MATE}
17 Joe’s mutt badly spelt precise word for a Frenchman (3,5) MOT JUSTE*
18 Hoping to get medicine with a little weight (8) ASPIRING {ASPIRIN}{G}
20 Mail strewn around post office may result in a cosmetic problem (6) LIPOMA {LI{PO}MA*}
22 Best house has endless frozen water (6) NICEST {N{ICe}EST}
24 What an auditor and judge may do here on radio (4) HEAR (~here)
25 Zen master’s apparently illogical question for King, on a transformation (4) KOAN {K}{ON+A}*

Reference List
Sex appeal = IT, Exercise = PE, Child = CH, Model = T, Large = L, Lawman = DA, Little weight = G, King = K