No 13186, Thursday 04 Mar 2021, Incognito

Solution to 6D  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

8   Spenser left salesperson confused too (4)  ALSO sALSepersOn

9   Check depth of excellent bore-well in the beginning (5) PLUMB {PLUM}{Bo...l}

10 Indication from Englishman, to some extent (4) OMEN [T]

11 Landlord’s epistle (6) LETTER [DD]

12 Shatter grail after silly poem (8) MADRIGAL {GRAIL*}<=>{MAD}

13 Dress material for soldier and NCO (8) SERGEANT {SERGE}{ANT}

15 A law-man confiscates general’s plan of action (6) AGENDA {A}{GEN}{DA}

17 Haphazardly crossing without signal at first and succeeding in getting run (7) SCORING CROsSING*

19 Delivery woman? (7) MIDWIFE [CD]

22 Shout, “Start to block person who has lost his head” (6) BELLOW {Bl..k}{fELLOW}

24 Lifting device held by reportedly high queen for person who forcibly takes over vehicle (8) HIJACKER {JACK} in (~high){HI}{ER}

26 Female has torn garment scrap (8) FRAGMENT {F}{GARMENT*}

28 Lubricate rotating gear and ends of spindle (6) GREASE {GEAR*}{Sp...lE}

30 Snake gets head of tuna in vessel (4) BOAT {BOA}{T}

31 Hay strewn around English animal (5) HYENA {HY{EN}A*}

32 Endure final (4) LAST [DD]

DOWN

1   River in Heidelberg (4) ELBE [T]

2   Get Croat gyrating for rural resident (8) COTTAGER*

3   Fight with soldiers in Greek city state (6) SPARTA {SPAR}{TA}

4   Acknowledges, “Bums sit awkwardly” (7) SUBMITS*

5   Bah, Dubai becomes another Middle Eastern emirate (3,5) ABU DHABI*

6   Meek medicine man on island in France (6) ?O?I?E (Addendum - DOCILE {DOC}{ILE} - See Comments)

7   Wager, accompanied by a letter (4) BETA {BET}{A}

14 Compère gets Military Cross after end of programme with ease, one hears (5) EMCEE {MC}<={p...mE} and {EE}(~ease)

16 German enemy author? (5) DEFOE {DE}{FOE}

18 Blending wine held in capital (3,5) NEW DELHI*

20 Student wearing crumpled dickey follows head of waitresses with bad intentions (8) WICKEDLY {L} in {DICKEY}* after {Wa...s}

21 Camera part that is moved to capture image of an object that is closer (7) SHUTTER [DD]

23 Illuminates answers that you are filling up in this grid (6) LIGHTS [DD]

25 Was returning after dance? It can be puzzling! (6) JIGSAW {WAS<=}<+>{JIG}

27 Leaders of rebellious individuals orchestrate turmoil and anarchy (4) RIOT Acrostic

29 Silence after South African band (4) SASH {SH}<=>{SA}

Reference List

Law-man = DA, Queen = ER, Female = F, English = EN, Soldiers = TA, Island in French = ILE, German = DE, Student = L, Silence = SH