No 13655, Thursday 08 Sep 2022, Incognito

HAPPY ONAM

Rangoli by Gowri

Solution to 26A 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   Heads of Japanese university departments overrate martial art (4) JUDO Acrostic

9   Reset traps to get fish (5) SPRAT*

10 Nursemaid from Malaya helped (4) AYAH [T]

11 Brine sprinkled around large city (6) BERLIN {BER{L}IN*}

12 Formally informed "Revised edition includes Foxtrot" (8) NOTIFIED {NOTI{F}IED*}

13 A bachelor despatched Earl with sweetheart? He is not an attender! (8) ABSENTEE {A}{B}{SENT}{E}{swEet}

15 Husband, having love, get annual recurring deposit started initially for moneys accumulated for future use (6) HOARDS {H}{0}{An...l}{Re...g}{De...t}{St...d}

17 Setter returned my ape injured; resulting in pus pocket (7) EMPYEMA {ME<=}{MY+APE}*

19 Agrees donkeys consumed book (7) ASSENTS {ASSE{NT}S}

22 Line on map is followed by wild boar (6) ISOBAR {IS}{BOAR*}

24 Sailor on ship carrying criminal duke runs away (8) ABSCONDS {AB}{S{CON}{D}S}

26 Forefather dances to reggae to some extent (8) ?N?E?T?R 

28 Pipe fitter disposes off piano, an unwanted piece taking up storage space (6) LUMBER pLUMBER

30 Mineral found hospital chamber (4) TALC [T]

31 Fighter has height and power (5) MIGHT {MIG}{HT}

32 Wrongly sue ring leader and consumer (4) USER {SUE*}{Ring}

DOWN

1   Speechless and tailless mongrel has energy (4) MUTE {MUTt}{E}

2   Pass falsehood on railway in coal mine (8) COLLIERY {COL}{LIE}{RY}

3   1980s version of online discussion forums? American teen is confused! (6) USENET {US}{TEEN*}

4   Allowed dragnet to be cast (7) GRANTED*

5   Sutures its chest badly (8) STITCHES*

6   Royal Air Forces initially flies incredible African fibre (6) RAFFIA {RAF}{Fl..s}{In...e}{Af...n}

7   Girl gets drink in strong wind (4) GALE {G}{ALE}

14 Things mobs explode around 6th of November (5) BOMBS {BOM{n...mBer}S*}

16 Old romantic encounter with daughter (5) DATED {DATE}{D}

18 Nautical item thrown after French queen endlessly (8) MARITIME {ITEM*}<=>{MARIe}

20 Very large mouse scampered around neck of rhino initially (8) ENORMOUS {E{Neck}{Of}{Rh..o}MOUS*}

21 Anger after prohibition results in continuous bombardment (7) BARRAGE {RAGE}<=>{BAR}

23 British arrive at gap in fortification (6) BREACH {B}{REACH}

25 Greeting Tesla when walking around youth centre (6) SALUTE {SAL{yoUth}TE*}

27 North eastern Arkansas is within reach (4) NEAR {NE}{AR}

29 Adam's mate gets new flat (4) EVEN {EVE}{N}

Reference List

Large = L, Foxtrot = F, Bachelor = B, Earl = E, Husband = H, Book = NT(New Testament), Piano = P, Fighter = MIG, Height = HT, Energy = E, Pass = COL, Railway = RY, Girl = G, Daughter = D, British = B, Arkansas = AR, New = N