No 13229, Friday 23 Apr 2021, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Top primate gets kiss (4) APEX {APE}{X}

9   Doctor gets blankets and medicines (5) DRUGS {D}{RUGS}

10 In between, maid breaks down (4) AMID*

11 This clue and one more to get a dozen (6) TWELVE {11+1 = 12}

12 Dahl hid a wrongly written pretentious speech (3-2-3) LAH-DI-DAH*

13 Shopkeepers dealing with Lily, Rose, Iris, Jasmine and the like (8) FLORISTS [CD]

15 Radiology technician did this... read wrongly about Yankee after ten (1-5) X-RAYED {RA{Y}ED*}<=>{X}

17 Catches parents entangled (7) ENTRAPS*

19 For starters, carrying of innumerable treasures during day results in armed robbery (7) DACOITY {DA{Ca...g+Of+In...e+Tr...s}Y}

22 Male goose’s look (6) GANDER [DD]

24 Leaves a musical group on stage in the beginning (8) ABANDONS {A}{BAND}{ON}{St..e}

26 Round POW’s dancing in heavy rain (8) DOWNPOUR*

28 Putting answer in crossword, after using pen in the beginning, results in difficulty (6) PLIGHT {LIGHT}<=>{Pen}

30 Eye problem noticed in the middle of last year (4) STYE {laST+YEar}

31 End of cigar snipped off... Then turned around... Stuck tip of matchstick in front of it... Wonderful! (5) MAGIC {CIGAr}<= after {Ma...k}

32 Jug used in brewery (4) EWER [T]

DOWN

1   Throw out bad nephews after loss of hen (4) SPEW nePhEWS*

2   Once, Pole travelled around river with king and Columbus, for example (8) EXPLORER {EX}{PLO{R}E*}{R}

3   Dreads coiled snakes (6) ADDERS*

4   Sailor’s weapon injured girl (7) CUTLASS {CUT}{LASS}

5   Result of drowning, perhaps, a damaged ship carrying couple of axes before commencement of accident (8) ASPHYXIA {A}{SPH{YX}I*}{Ac...t}

6   Damage in American harbour (6) MARINA {MAR}{IN}{A}

7   Passport endorsement exists in Virginia (4) VISA {V{IS}A}

14 Deviously Aladdin releases ad to get heroine of The Exorcist (5) LINDA {ALadDIN}*

16 Continue devouring some algebra in famous English college (3,2) EAT ON {E{Al...a}TON}

18 Does in accordance with documents to be filled up (8) PERFORMS {PER}{FORMS}

20 “Wrongly spell Dorian,” editor ordered (8) ORDAINED {DORIAN}*{ED}

21 Anger after tavern shelling (7) BARRAGE {RAGE}<=>{BAR}

23 Can Red pirouette for ballerina, for example? (6) DANCER*

25 Pack animal, not mink, injured camelid (6) ALPACA {PACk+AnimAL}*

27 Swear, “Grain gets hot” (4) OATH {OAT}{H}

29 Note: That man is with journalist (4) HEED {HE}{ED}

Reference List

Kiss = X, Doctor = D, River = R, King = R, Axes = X,Y, American = A, Hot = H, Journalist = ED