No 13105, Saturday 28 Nov 2020, Incognito

Across

8 Scotsman returns carrying large mollusc (4) CLAM {MAC<=} around {L}

9 Capital part of Coromandel history (5) DELHI (T)

10 Hideous adder left guardedly when confused (4) UGLY {GUardedLY}*

11 Remove cork  and stop supply of juice? (6) UNPLUG (DD) Juice=Electricity

12 Forcibly take drunk sailor (8) HIGHJACK {HIGH}{JACK}

13 Exponential increase in deliveries? (4,4) BABY BOOM (CD)

15 Tram leaves Tambaram carrying a rookie to IAF base (6) AMBALA {tamBArAM}* around {A}{L}

17 Confirms at cricket matches (7) ATTESTS {AT}{TESTS}

19 Tan sari folded for empress (7) TSARINA {TAN+SARI}*

22 Support little dog going after professional (4,2) PROP UP {PRO}{P UP}

24 Drug made from hemp and iron (8) MORPHINE {HEMP+IRON}*

26 Perhaps, Mac disturbs Croatian (8) RAINCOAT {CROATIAN}*

28 Sketcher’s storage space (6) DRAWER (DD)

30 Redraw line... line going generally northward in map of Africa (4) NILE {LINE}*

31 Salvation Army church has uniform gravy (5) SAUCE {SA}{U}{CE}

32 South African Lieutenant’s agreement to limit launchers (4) SALT {SA}{LT}

Down

1 Left in tin for tribe (4) CLAN {C{L}AN}

2 Hand // part of staff (8) EMPLOYEE (DD)

3 Slowly, a soldier captures lawman with ring (6) ADAGIO {A}{DA}GI}{O}

4 My chela developed medieval science? (7) ALCHEMY {MY+CHELA}*

5 Sketches Sir Adam excitedly hugging girl (8) DIAGRAMS {SIR+ADAM}* around {G}

6 State: “Poke after joke” (6) PUNJAB {PUN}{JAB}

7 Pueblo county’s political alliance (4) BLOC (T)

14 Romeo left diced carrot and ham? (5) ACTOR {CArROT}*

16 Fifty nine rejected famous leader (5) LENIN {L}{NINE<=}

18 Pat returns to hotel next to river and bar (8) TAPHOUSE {PAT<=}{H}{OUSE}

20 Practice on funeral carriage (8) REHEARSE {RE}{HEARSE}

21 A companion at old city is unprofessional (7) AMATEUR {A}{MATE}{UR}

23 Better pet run is designed (6) PUNTER {PET+RUN}*

25 Water body that might be seared? (3,3) RED SEA {SEARED}*

27 French friend gets right chief (4) AMIR {AMI}{R}

29 General sent back small marine creatures (4) EELS {LEE<=}{S}

 

Reference List

 

Scotsman=Mac, Large=L, Sailor=Jack, Rookie=L, Professional=Pro, Salvation Army=SA, Church=CE (Church of England), Uniform=U, South African=Sa, Lieutenant=Lt, Left=L, Soldier=GI, Lawman=DA, Ring=O, Girl=G, Romeo=R, Fifty=L, Hotel=R, River=Ouse, On=Re, Old city=Ur, French friend=Ami, Right=R, General=Lee, Small=S

 

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