No 13185, Wednesday 03 Mar 2021, Incognito

Solution to 22D  has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

ACROSS

7   Silence after bachelor’s party (4) BASH {BA}{SH}

8   Veterans’ pocket watches, for example (3-6) OLD-TIMERS [DD]

10 Shed, perhaps, damaged toe nail without a hint of infection (4-2) LEAN-TO TOENAiL*

11 Maroons a musical group on first of September (8) ABANDONS {A}{BAND}{ON}{Se...r}

12 Mad leader of detachment with grenade goes amok (8) DERANGED {De...t}{GRENADE*}

14 Sticks twisted tapes on spades (6) PASTES {TAPES*}{S}

16 Devious googly using a bit of emollient — it’s something to study (7) GEOLOGY {G{Em...t}OLOGY*}

18 Remove an organ and hand over (7) DELIVER {DE-LIVER}

21/23 What retirement may give till death? (4,2,4,4) REST OF ONES LIFE [C&DD]

25 Result of pace bowling? Bats broken in American season (4,4)  FAST BALL {FA{BATS*}LL}

27 Violent spurt after commencement of emission goes off (6) ERUPTS {Em...n}{SPURT*}

29 “For Your Eyes Only” to confuse SPECTRE (3-6) TOP-SECRET {TO}{SPECTRE*}

30 Inform famous archer (4) TELL [DD]

DOWN

1   Yankee travels around Delaware showing unassisted organ of sight (5,3) NAKED EYE {NAKE{DE}YE*}

2   Country loses a body part (4) CHIN CHINa

3   Ducks pine for tea (6) OOLONG {0}{0}{LONG}

4   Discard, after tearing up, personal documents (2,5) ID CARDS*

5   Bagpipe played around middle of alley in New York (3,5) BIG APPLE {BAGPIPE}* over alLey

6   Unwanted plant; tiny and initially drooping (4) WEED {WEE}{Dr...g}

9   Vision, for example, included poles in bishop’s seat (5) SENSE {SE{N}{S}E}

13 Note: An apartment (1,4) A FLAT [DD]

15 Part of distillation equipment even now (5) STILL [T] 

17 “Nonsense!” a woman journalist laughed loudly (8) GUFFAWED {GUFF}{A}{W}{ED}

19 Effectively released hundred and four Romans with little vigour (8) EFFETELY EFFEcTivELY*

20 Some cricket players’ hats (7) BOWLERS [DD]

22 Raise old key (5) E?A?T (Addendum - EXALT {EX}{ALT} - See comments)

24 Primarily, electrical pipes and fixtures (6) EVENTS {El...l}{VENTS}

26 Repaired spit’s sharp points (4) TIPS*

28 Till pout is awkward (2,2) UP TO*

Reference List

Silence = SH, Spades = S, Poles = N,S, Bishop's seat = SEE, Woman = W, Journalist = ED, Hundred and four in Roman = C and IV, Key = ALT