No 13731, Thursday 08 Dec 2022, Incognito

Solution to 21D 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   Girl on avenue delivered (4) GAVE {G}{AVE}

9   Head of Mafia branch has no male bird that is neutered (5) CAPON {CAPO}{N}

10 Heads of the executioners are removed! RIP! (4) TEAR Acrostic

11 Stare at Bob's incomplete garden structure (6) GAZEBO {GAZE}{BOb}

12 Mixed trial lot to make flat-bread (8) TORTILLA*

13 Two hours before noon, Germany first enrolled participant (8) ATTENDEE {AT TEN}{DE}{En...d}

15 Pale ale endlessly poured in rice dish (6) PAELLA {PALE+ALe}*

17 Sikh leader and saint consuming soft grain is most energetic (7) SPRYEST {Sikh}{P}{RYE}{ST}

19 Student left ploughed ice-field for large building (7) EDIFICE {ICE+FIElD}*

22 A maths problem may lead to dis-ease? (6) ASTHMA {A}{MATHS*}

24 Boiled green dal is swollen (8) ENLARGED*

26 Look without end at crazy chap with love for soup (8) GAZPACHO {GAZe}{CHAP*}{O}

28 Drink part of kosher rye (6) SHERRY [T]

30 Before woman first existed (4) WERE {ERE}<=>{W}

31 Glowing coal found at end of some months (5) EMBER {septEMBER to decEMBER}

32 Storage equipment got from vehicle reversed by King (4) RACK {CAR<=}{K}

DOWN

1   First course with Ms Gardner? Sparkling wine! (4) CAVA {Co...e}{AVA}

2   Church gets measuring equipment by end of day in burial ground (8) CEMETERY {CE}{METER}{daY}

3   Air conditioner wire tender (6) ACCORD {AC}{CORD}

4   Seen like a leopard, perhaps (7) SPOTTED [DD]

5   Bold private investigator gets into Tinder arrangement (8) INTREPID {INTRE{PI}D*}

6   Extraordinarily irate about model's dress (6) ATTIRE {AT{T}IRE*}

7   Shout, "Boy has sharp tool" (4) BAWL {B}{AWL}

14 Food found in Atlanta pasture (5) TAPAS [T]

16 Entice holding a bit of cash for bread? (5) LUCRE {LU{Cash}RE}

18 Explores south-eastern curved structures (8) SEARCHES {SE}{ARCHES}

20 Shake sabre for ancestors (8) FORBEARS*

21 Sappers with suspicion build fortress (7) ?E?O?B? (Addendum - REDOUBT {RE}{DOUBT} - See comments)

23 Take place, bird having swallowed a couple of pages (6) HAPPEN {H{A}{PP}EN}

25 Manipulated result shows brightness (6) LUSTRE*

27 Old silver is with journalist (4) AGED {AG}{ED}

29 Shake stone (4) ROCK [DD]

Reference List

Girl = G, No = N, Germany = DE, Soft = P, Student = L, Woman = W, King = K, Church = CE, Private Investigator = PI, Model = T, Boy = B, Sappers = RE(Royal Engineers), Page = P, Journalist = ED