No 13627, Friday 05 Aug 2022, Incognito

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Rangoli by Gowri

Thanks for the response, here's the regular blog.

ACROSS

7,8  Spaceman and alien return before crazy storm carrying a piece of rock? No good! (4,9) NEIL ARMSTRONG {ALIEN<=}{STORM*} over {Rock} and {N}{G}

10 Honourable leaders of some hospital unions in Japanese island (6) HONSHU {HON}{Some}{Ho...l}{Un...s}

11 One French director, after consuming asafoetida in India, becomes nutty (8) UNHINGED {UNE}{D} over {HING}

12 West Indian bridge player Newton gets gin cocktail with some small earnings from gambling (8) WINNINGS {WI}{N}{N}{GIN*}{Sm..l}

14 The Spanish First Lady gets direction one hour before noon (6) ELEVEN {EL}{EVE}{N}

16 One kind of communist and Chinese president's in shop (7) MARXIST {MAR{XI'S}T}

18 Wildly stare about a couple of girls and reel (7) STAGGER {STA{GG}ER*}

21 Egyptian god holds magic stick in country (6) RWANDA {R{WAND}A}

23 Stone alien on railway for study of propulsion of missiles (8) ROCKETRY {ROCK}{ET}{RY}

25 Guy with daughter carrying North American cocaine is restrained in shackles (8) MANACLED {MA{NA}{C}LE}{D}

27 Greek god's student's in a swimming pool (6) APOLLO {L} in {A+POOL*}

29 Bend tin top for making mark on 6 (9) FOOTPRINT*

30 After leaving, foredeck re-arranged to make fold-able part of sail (4) REEF FoREdEck*

DOWN

1   Itinerant matinee idol's diet excluded food product made from wheat (8) SEMOLINA {MAtINEe+idOLS}*

2   Salesman's drinks (4) ALES [T]

3   UN star travelled around ringed planet (6) SATURN*

4   Urge, “Mix muesli with a hint of pepper” (7) IMPULSE {IM{Pe...r}ULSE*}

5   Most enthusiastic amongst litchi estates (8) ITCHIEST [T]

6   For starters, man often observes nightly satellite (4) MOON Acrostic Semi&lit

9   Birds half seen behind horse (5) GEESE {GEE}{SEen}

13 Forbid love with new president of the US (5) NIXON {NIX}{0}{N}

15 Bird swallowed by beagles? (5) EAGLE bEAGLEs

17 Broadcasts SOS call about some precious clams (8) SCALLOPS {SOS+CALL}* over {Pr...s}

19 Loner led astray and recruited (8) ENROLLED*

20 Damage a red tin for exchange (5-2) TRADE-IN*

22 Steer leaves floating fresh water dock (5) WHARF {FResH+WAter}*

24 Pure husband's a saint in church (6) CHASTE {C{H}{A}{ST}E}

26 “A container's returned. Over!” (4) ATOP {A}{POT<=}

28 Paddles he leaves ashore by mistake? (4) OARS AShORe*

Reference List

No = N, Good = G, One in French = UNE, Director = D, Asafoetida in India = HING, Bridge player = N, Newton = N, The in Spanish = EL, Direction = N, Girl = G, Alien = ET, Railway = RY, Daughter = D, Cocaine = C, Student = L, Horse = GEE, New = N, Husband = H, Saint = ST, Church = CE