No 13207, Monday 29 Mar 2021, Incognito

Solution to 4D 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   Detest hotel at end of avenue (4) HATE {H}{AT}{a...uE}

9   Entertainment, initially on platform, before time (5) OPERA {On}{Pl...m}{ERA}

10 First man in Dharwad, a musician (4) ADAM [T]

11 Arterial blocks... may be mobile (6) EMBOLI*

12 Mice bile concoction for fool (8) IMBECILE*

13 Outdated and damaged bootees wrapped around leg initially (8) OBSOLETE {OBSO{Leg}ETE*}

15 Dancing lads with half tutu for grown ups (6) ADULTS {LADS+TUtu}*

17 Worried? Dip limb in ale before commencement of dinner (7) ALARMED {AL{ARM}E}{Di...r}

19 Normal assault course conducted in absence of escort (2,5) AS USUAL {ASSAULt+coUrse}*

22 Elegant bird with King at the end of party (6) SWANKY {SWAN}{K}{p..tY}

24 “Flower’s edge” in non-poetic writing (8) PRIMROSE {P{RIM}ROSE}

26 Variable resistor set as “Hotter” (8) RHEOSTAT*

28 GI’s jaw is broken? It’s a puzzle! (6) JIGSAW*

30 Word for area surrounded by water in Dali’s lexicon (4) ISLE [T]

31 Perhaps, a monarch earning extensive royalty, for starters (5) AMEER Acrostic &lit

32 Slim movie director (4) LEAN [DD]

DOWN

1   Moderately heated fight by militants in the beginning (4) WARM {WAR}{Mi...s}

2   Scheduled time for military operation? 00:00 (4,4) ZERO HOUR [DD]

3   Submissive doctor is endlessly ill... has some earache (6) DOCILE {DOC}{ILl}{Ea...e}

4   Also next to ship (7) ?E?I?E? (Addendum - BESIDES {BESIDE}{S} - See comments)

5   Some Africans release girl for Zulu and other Africans (8) ZAMBIANS (-g+z)ZAMBIANS

6   Ethnic Chinese person with Chinese uniform (6) MANCHU {MAN}{CH}{U}

7   Cry, “Ring” (4) CALL [DD]

14 Under bent elbow (5) BELOW*

16 Hot beverage at beginning of match session for groups of players (5) TEAMS {TEA}{Ma..h}{Se...n}

18 Mad Pat eying Pharaoh, for example (8) EGYPTIAN*

20 Fight saint on mat with broken leg (8) STRUGGLE {ST}{RUG}{LEG*}

21 Saw something like a leopard (7) SPOTTED [DD]

23 Loops ring into snouts (6) NOOSES {NO{O}SES}

25 Indian legal panel’s loss (6) INJURY {IN}{JURY}

27 That guy’s sister starts to make sibilant sound (4) HISS {HIS}{Si...r}

29 Middle Easterner found in car abroad (4) ARAB [T]

Reference List

Hotel = H, King = K, Ship = S, Girl = G, Zulu = Z, Uniform = U, Saint = ST,  Indian = IN