No 13578, Thursday 09 Jun 2022, Incognito

Solution to 12A 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 the leading male actor (4) HERO{HER}{0}

9   Join United Nations wearing woven tie (5) UNITE {UN}{TIE*}

10 Suspend ethnic Chinese girl (4) HANG {HAN}{G}

11 Pop and mom give shelter to North American in country (6) PANAMA {PA}{NA}{MA}

12 Returned can containing unexpired and number one cooking medium (5,3) O?I?E ?I? (Addendum - OLIVE OIL {LOO<=} over {LIVE} and {1} - See comments)

13 Hottest or coldest after commencement of summer precipitation? (8) SPICIEST {ICIEST}<=>{Su...r}{Pr...n}

15 Cooling medical device and ipecac preparation (3,3) ICE CAP*

17 Obliquely enquire with adult at new church (7) ASKANCE {ASK}{A}{N}{CE}

19 American soldier eats cooked conch dumpling (7) GNOCCHI {G{CONCH*}I}

22 Young lady in Amsterdam self-heals to some extent (6) DAMSEL [T]

24 Initially, clinic doctor admitted setter in air-conditioned ward for casualty (8) ACCIDENT {Cl...c}{Do...r} over {I} in {AC}{ENT}

26 Note: Butter is used initially in coffee-flavoured dessert (8) TIRAMISU {TI}{RAM}{IS}Used}

28 Crush cane around time before end of summer to get sweet stuff (6) NECTAR {NEC{T}A*}{s...eR}

30 You and I consume Indian drink (4) WINE {W{IN}E}

31 La Paz building shopping centre (5) PLAZA*

32 Language spoken in Gopalpur, Durgapur (4) URDU [T]

DOWN

1   Religious scripture's very elaborate discourse appears in the beginning (4) VEDA Acrostic

2   Bread that is free of charge accompanied by Italian alcohol, for starters (8) FOCACCIA {FOC}{ACC}{It...n}{Al...l}

3   Dog consumed priest (6) CURATE {CUR}{ATE}

4   Roving compatriots leaving camp to make rice dish (7) RISOTTO cOmpaTRIOTS*

5   Plead, “It’s small, charged particle” (8) PETITION {PETIT}{ION}

6   It’s said to bring a smile to your face, perhaps (6) CHEESE [CD]

7   Against a new note (4) ANTI {A}{N}{TI}

14 Tapas may be made from ingredients of this food (5) PASTA*

16 Pale tennis champion gets nervous at first (5) ASHEN {ASHE}{Ne...s}

18 By mistake, police confiscate aluminium musical instrument (8) CALLIOPE {C{AL}LIOPE*}

20 Medical staff wrongly accused around second of July (8) CADUCEUS {CAD{jUly}CEUS*}

21 South Africa has incomplete picture painted on a wall with one Japanese warrior (7) SAMURAI {SA}{MURAl}{1}

23 Joining line for English mariners (6) SEAMEN {SEAM}{EN}

25 Painting material stored in Etruscan vase (6) CANVAS [T]

27 Biscuit cut away and thrown for bird (4) IBIS BIScuIt*

29 Assistant? Bad idea! (4) AIDE*

Reference List

Love = 0, Girl = G, Can = LOO, Adult = A, New = N, Church = CE, American soldier = GI, Note = TI, Butter = RAM, Indian = IN, Free of charge = FOC, English = EN