No 13206, Saturday 27 Mar 2021, Incognito

 Across

8 General went back with prisoner, initially, to ex-PM of the United Kingdom (4) PEEL {LEE}{Prisoner}<=
9 Nations’ loss of talent when Indian god infiltrates into grey matter (5,5) BRAIN DRAIN {BRA{IN DRA}IN}
10 Lawrence goes around sets to get a fly (6) TSETSE {T{SETS}E}
11 The German goes back and slices bread for Barbarossa (8) REDBEARD {DER<=}{BREAD*}
12 Hitler, after losing European race, initially, is the first bridge player to make catalogues of persons to be eliminated (8) HITLISTS {HITLer}{IST}{S}
14 Sibling // found in a convent or hospital (6) SISTER (DD)
16 Twelve pies // for a Tamil leader (4) ANNA (DD)

17 Mob crowed without energy (5) CROWD {CROWeD}
18 America generally holds animals in this (4) CAGE (T)
19 Greek father in south India has Italian brandy (6) GRAPPA {GR}{APPA}
21 Swap old coins (8) EXCHANGE {EX}{CHANGE}
23 Put forward weapon, that is, an artillery piece (5,3) FIELD GUN {FIELD}{GUN}
26 Fall over the pond, as the British say, // before winter (6) AUTUMN (DD)
27 Mixture, um, found in clinics of doctors of yore (10) COMPOUNDER {COMPOUND}{ER}
28 Water storage // used by the armoured corps (4) TANK (DD)

Down

1 Limb twister found in a cricket team (3,7) LEG SPINNER {LEG}{SPINNER}
2 A small fleet I’ll float at sea (8) FLOTILLA {I'LL+FLOAT*}
3 Sailor Elizabeth became mother superior (6) ABBESS {AB}{BESS}
4 Just // light complexioned (4) FAIR (DD)
5 Doctor with adenoids coated metal (8) ANODISED {ADENOIDS*}
6 Pieces of underwear // that lawyers take to court (6) BRIEFS (DD)
7 Food, right on the seaside (4) PIER {PIE}{R}
13 Addressed some Pakistan-occupied Kashmir editors at first (5) SPOKE (Acrostic)
15 Betrothal // that a fighter pilot might look forward to during wartime (10) ENGAGEMENT (DD)
17 Mischievously CO and langur made loud noise (8) CLANGOUR {CO+LANGUR*}
18 In city, has time for purity (8) CHASTITY {C{HAS}{T}ITY}
20 Around the beginning of last year, Pops got abnormal growths (6) POLYPS {PO{Last}{Year}PS}
22 Hundred hairs can be found on furniture in barber shops (6) CHAIRS {C}{HAIRS}
24 Decrease metal that ferryboat contains in the beginning (4) IRON (Fe=Iron)
25 Dunce, having lost a cent, danced in the buff (4) NUDE {DUNcE*}

 

Reference List

General=Lee, Indian God=Indra, Lawrence=TE, The German=Der, Bridge player=S, Energy=E, Greek=Gr, Father in South India=Appa, Old=ex, Coins=Change, Um=Er
Sailor=Ab, Elizabeth=Bess, Right=R. Time=T, Hundred=C, Cent=C

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Reference list 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