No 13440, Wednesday 29 Dec 2021, Incognito

Solution to  28A 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.

Rangoli by Gowri

ACROSS

8   Fabulous ship from Raibandar, Goa (4) ARGO [T]

9   Love to go round university for flower part (5) OVULE {OV{U}LE*}

10 Every Yankee is a Confederate (4) ALLY {ALL}{Y}

11 Wrongly aspire for Iran of yore (6) PERSIA*

12 Are fairs organised to get costs of tickets to travel by air? (8) AIRFARES*

13 What dubious salesmen deal in? Aloe skin preparation! (5,3) SNAKE OIL*

15 Fears doctors hiding extraordinarily advanced disease, for starters (6) DREADS {DR{Ex...y}{Ad...d}{Di...e}S}

17 Accountant with dishevelled pants gets forty winks (7) CATNAPS {CA}{PANTS*}

19 Tan sari wrapped around queen (7) TSARINA*

22 Perhaps pork’s given on hire in village (6) HAMLET {HAM}{LET}

24 Hated exam indeed (8) DETESTED {DE{TEST}ED}

26 Han hags dance before setter in Chinese city (8) SHANGHAI {HAN+HAGS}*{I}

28 Keep it under your hat... It’s headgear (6) T?U?E? (Addendum - TOUPEE [C&DD] - See comments)

30 Edible stuff that’s part of fried doughnut? (4) EDDO [T]

31 Domain’s actual aim finally (5) REALM {REAL}{aiM}

32 Brainwave I dreamt excitedly about in the beginning (4) IDEA {I}{Dr...t}{Ex...y}{Ab..t}

DOWN

1   “No charge! Release” (4) FREE [DD]

2   Abandoned for drink with woman at last (8) FORSAKEN {FOR}{SAKE}{w...aN}

3   Despot at office conceals vegetable (6) POTATO [T] 

4   Bad clue written about boy following Egyptian god can be set right (7) CURABLE {CU{RA}{B}LE*}

5   That man is followed by newly wedded women in Scottish archipelago (8) HEBRIDES {HE}{BRIDES}

6   Destruction from barrage over time (6) DAMAGE {DAM}{AGE}

7   Happiness obtained from shaking leg with some enthusiasm (4) GLEE {LEG*}{En...m}

14 Antelope initially active between New York and Los Angeles (5) NYALA {NY{Ac...e}{LA}

16 North European catches cold ball (5) DANCE {DAN{C}E}

18 Vessels for throwers? (8) PITCHERS [DD]

20 In the beginning, Russian president follows a saint and controversial monk (8) RASPUTIN {Ru...n}{A}{S}{PUTIN}

21 Endlessly hold in high regard a lord and naval officer (7) ADMIRAL {ADMIRe}{A}{L}

23 City student and Ontario crime boss (6) LONDON {L}{ON}{DON}

25 Folded Tai mat or Japanese mat? (6) TATAMI*

27 Conceal skin (4) HIDE [DD]

29 European lair in legendary garden (4) EDEN {E}{DEN}

Reference List

University = U, Yankee = Y, Boy = B, Cold = C, Saint = S, Lord = L, Student = L, European = E