No 13081, Saturday 31 Oct 2020, Incognito

ACROSS

8   Soldier one is not in favour of? (4) ANTI {ANT}{1}

9   One flower appeared (5) AROSE {A}{ROSE}

10 About United States’ responsibility... (4) ONUS {ON}{US}

11 Sprinting champion Edward ran fast (6) BOLTED {BOLT}{ED}

12 Soldiers’ limit changed on a railway (8) MILITARY {LIMIT*}{A}{RY}

13 Contented sound made by pig with light source attached to its tail (8) GRUNTLED {GRUNT}{LED}

15 Administrative area away from the skating rink (6) OFFICE {OFF ICE}

17 Spear papers dropped in river (7) TRIDENT {TR{ID}ENT}

19 Model retirement payment doesn’t start... results in stress (7) TENSION {T}{pENSION}

22 Gory corpse has little oedema initially (6) BLOODY {B{Li...e}{Oe...a}ODY}

24 Wandering cavers see endlessly deep crack (8) CREVASSE {CAVERS+SEe}*

26 Helmsman’s male lover follows commanding officer at ten (8) COXSWAIN {SWAIN}<=>{CO}{X}

28 Avoid mysterious abyss skirting beginning of prairie (6) BYPASS {BY{Pr...e}ASS*}

30 Only flatfish (4) SOLE [DD]

31 Tests former ace missing shots initially (5) EXAMS {EX}{Ace}{Mi...g}{Sh..s}

32 Hit — and run (4) DASH [DD]

DOWN

1   Nullify United Nations’ direct order, for starters (4) UNDO {UN}{Di...t}{Or..r}

2   Heard: “Told untruth about gun” (8) LISTENED {LI{STEN}ED}

3   Boy creeping up behind vehicle? He is a desecrater (6) VANDAL {VAN}{LAD<=}

4   Naval officer drops gold in toilet fitting (7) COMMODE COMMODorE

5   Congratulations! That’s how some people like their steak (4,4) WELL DONE [DD]

6   Somewhat like mangled torso next to start of funicular (4,2) SORT OF {TORSO}*{Fu...r}

7   Plaintiff’s ruse is silly (4) SUER*

14 Pastoral remembering unusual residences and lodges, for starters (5) RURAL Acrostic

16 Tsar jumps out of sports-car reversing into agricultural produce (5) CROPS {SPORts+Car}<=

18 Any confusion? Horribly easy, right, for pessimist? (8) NAYSAYER {ANY*}{EASY*}{R}

20 A politician is carried by steed running in mad rush (8) STAMPEDE {ST{A}{MP}EDE*}

21 Look! Young man is retreating! It’s a source of embarrassment! (7) SCANDAL {SCAN}{LAD<=}

23 Strange story about Eastern seafood (6) OYSTER {OYST{E}R*}

25 Setter returns with stud to make an impression (6) EMBOSS {ME<=}{BOSS}

27 For starters, old British orchestra has base instrument (4) OBOE {Old}{Br...h}{Or...a}{E}

29 South Africa’s hot belt (4) SASH {SA'S}{H}

Reference List

One = A, Railway = RY, Papers = ID, Model = T, Gold = OR, Right = R, Eastern = E, Base = E, Hot = H

Colour/Font Scheme

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, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous