No 13167, Friday 29 Jan 2021, Incognito

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Incognito has taken me back to my days at my Alma Mater, Indian Military Academy (IMA) at Dehradun.

Chetwode Motto

The safety, honour and welfare of your country come first, always and every time.

The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next.

Your own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time.

ACROSS

8   Bird swooped down (4) DOVE [DD]

9   Medic spread oil on Indian radish (5) MOOLI {MO}{OIL*}

10 A small part of a male cat (4) ATOM {A}{TOM}

11 Doctor, I rowed for fruitcake (6) WEIRDO*

12 Huge ship’s final voyage for generous charity (8) LARGESSE {LARGE}{SS}{v...gE}

13 Boss has gin cocktail after end of day’s perusing (8) STUDYING {STUD}{daY}{GIN*}

15 Silly! Silly about Dahl’s initial poems (6) IDYLLS {I{Dahl}YLLS*}

17 Senselessness of madness without a hint of sanity (7) INANITY INsANITY

19 West European student’s travel cost benefit (7) WELFARE {W}{E}{L}{FARE}

22 Virginia lout almost rebels initially and displays bravery (6) VALOUR {VA}{LOUt}{Re..l}

24 Two consume cereal in nautical event (4,4) BOAT RACE {B{OAT}RACE}

26 Cadet performed using signs (5,3) ACTED OUT {CADET}* [RA]

28 Blow horn around Oxford University, for starters, and celebrate (6) HONOUR {HON{Ox...d}{Un...y}R*}

30 Fencing equipment held by free people on retirement (4) EPEE [T<=]

31 Last female in a league (5) FINAL {F}{IN}{A}{L}

32 Squash pest on part of staircase (4) STEP*

The Final Step (Antim Pag) at IMA Dehradun

DOWN

1   Poet’s carrying lecturer's staff (4) POLE {PO{L}E}

2   A hundred went around city (8) DEHRADUN*

3   Clots destroyed mobile (6) EMBOLI*

4   Pass learner, for example, with Eastern educational institution (7) COLLEGE {COL}{L}{EG}{E}

5   Precipitation during plane excursion initially results in headache (8) MIGRAINE {RAIN}<=>{MIG} and {Ex...n}

6   State about iron model’s security (6) SAFETY {SA{FE}{T}Y}

7   Hundreds and thousands of kilogrammes, I hear (4) TONS (~tonnes) (Tons is a river next to IMA)

14 Vehicle found in Washington garage (5) TONGA [T]

16 Cyril’s rewritten song (5) LYRIC*

18 Superior person carrying vase (small) exits from highway (4-4) TURN-OFFS {T{URN}OFF}{S}

20 Company head’s rigidity (8) FIRMNESS {FIRM}{NESS}

21 Lowering a can into crumpled bag (7) ABATING {AB{A}{TIN}G*}

23 Old student saw and followed orders (6) OBEYED {OB}{EYED}

25 Whale swims around island for a short period (6) AWHILE {AWH{I}LE*}

27 Limits clothing accessories, say (4) CAPS [DD]

29 Old city has exceptional ability in the beginning to produce fertiliser (4) UREA {UR}{Ex...l}{Ab...y}

Reference List

Medic = MO, Ship =SS, West = W, European = E, Student = L, Lecturer = L, Learner = L, Eastern = E, Model = T, Small = S, Old Student = OB(Old Boy), Island = I, Old City = UR