No 13292, Tuesday 06 Jul 2021, Incognito

Solution to 17A 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   That lady has love for champion (4) HERO {HER}{0}

9   Bird goes awkwardly carrying egg (5) GOOSE {GO{O}SE*}

10 Way-out alien abducts team (4) EXIT {E{XI}T}

11 Musical instrument and Roman insect (6) HORNET {HORN}{ET}

12 Deviates badly producing a tranquilliser (8) SEDATIVE*

13 Idiots notice tax-payer? (8) ASSESSEE {ASSES}{SEE}

15 Magician appears in gossamer lingerie (6) MERLIN [T]

17 State: “Tarts chopped up for a parvenu” (7) ?P?T?R? (Addendum - UPSTART {UP}{TARTS*} - See comments)

19 Incinerate bovine creature with current... dies violently (7) OXIDISE {OX}{I}{DIES*}

22 Tar is melted by Indian saint and painter, perhaps (6) ARTIST {TAR*}{I}{ST}

24 Rival’s quiet about ward after small operation (8) OPPONENT {P}{ON}{ENT}<=>{OP}

26 Crimea devastated around 5 by King, an unconventional person (8) MAVERICK {MA{V}ERIC*}{K}

28 Curie’s sailing for coast (6) CRUISE*

30 Mountain in Vietnam (4) ETNA [T]

31 6 with every adder (5) VIPER {VI}{PER}

32 Have food after end of spoon is clean (4) NEAT {EAT}<=>{s..oN}

DOWN

1   Last letter about returning ring results in nothing (4) ZERO {Z}{RE<=}{O} 

2   John (one in home) is the most crazy (8) LOONIEST {LOO}{N{1}EST}

3   Stones entrance in Arabian souk initially (6) AGATES {Ar...n}{GATE}{Souk}

4   Cock in kangaroo’s territory (7) ROOSTER [T]

5   Deary, this is a type of concrete (5-3) READY-MIX {DREARY}* [RA]

6   Jets flying queen and clown (6) JESTER {JETS*}{ER}

7   Knight, that is, Victor in the City of Domes (4) KIEV {K}{IE}{V}

14 Great and extraordinary purse (5) SUPER*

16 Author breaking nibs around beginning of essay (5) IBSEN {IBS{Es..y}N*}

18 Get back ere rivet is broken (8) RETRIEVE*

20 Ann’s judo training for Lotharios (3,5) DON JUANS*

21 Models, um, Spock designed (4-3) MOCK-UPS*

23 He may bring rocks for your whiskey, Ötzi! (6) ICEMAN [DD]

25 Rogue’s good vehicle is near roundabout (6) PICARO {PI}{CAR}{O}

27 Cast plays parts of play (4) ACTS*

29 In absence of model, Rob gets animal (4) SEAL StEAL

Reference List

Love = 0, Alien = ET, Current = I, Indian = I, Saint = ST, Quiet = P, King = K, About = RE, John = LOO, Queen = ER, Knight = K, Victor = V, Good = PI, Model = T