No 13734, Monday 12 Dec 2022, Incognito

Solution to 24D 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 goes away from tomb for party (4) RAVE gRAVE

9   Perhaps, blonde wrongly hid airfare (4-6) FAIR-HAIRED*

10 Monarch exiles new boxing champ? Capital! (6) KIGALI {KInG}{ALI}

11 Surround funny cleric following nurse (8) ENCIRCLE {CIRCLE}*<=>{EN}

12 Uncontrollable fear about starting to dispense expired medication in very wide spread disease (8) PANDEMIC {PAN{Di...e}{Ex...d}{Me...n}IC}

14 Cover head of state with PM of UK who decimalised the pound (6) SHEATH {St..e}{HEATH}

16 Enjoyment with daughter's pay (4) FUND {FUN}{D}

17 Store in jade pots (5) DEPOT [T]

18 Left in container for family (4) CLAN {C{L}AN}

19 Informal word used to offer wager from Baron Teach at sea (6) BETCHA {B}{TEACH*}

21 Made up "Indian let out gas" (8) INVENTED {IN}{VENTED}

23 Guess friend is after wonderful site (8) ESTIMATE {MATE}<=>{SITE*}

26 American president on returning Indian tribe (6) REAGAN {RE}{NAGA<=}

27 Detective alters every tape about setter (7,3) PRIVATE EYE {EVERY+TAPE}* over {I}

28 Top artiste evicted from expatriates arrangement (4) APEX {EXPAtriates}*

DOWN

1   Accurate representation includes Rhode Island cartoon (10) CARICATURE {CA{RI}CATURE*}

2   Vehemently asked, "Dead men walk around dead end?" (8) DEMANDED {DEAD+MEN}* over {deaD}

3   Attest: "A couple of females ignored romantic man at first" (6) AFFIRM {A}{FF}{Ig...d}{Ro...c}{Man}

4   Ten cent bet lost in bedtime scrap (4) DIME beDtIME Scrap not needed!

5   Solidly built chest kit is assembled (8) THICKSET*

6   Cree, if excited, can be ferocious (6) FIERCE*

7   Good source of water (4) WELL [DD]

13 About male descendent leaving prison island (5) CAPRI {CA}{PRIson}

15 Brand's prowling man-eaters consume Duke (5,5) TRADE NAMES {MAN+EATERS}* over {D}

17 Italian poet-philosopher took possession of one American jewel (8) DIAMANTE {D{1}{AM}ANTE}

18 Mineral brain can synthesize? (8) CINNABAR*

20 Vichy organisation admits Victor's nag (6) CHIVVY {CHI{V}VY*}

22 Church official from Hanover, Germany (6) VERGER [T]

24 Hairdresser firm's has a low level employee without rights (4) S?R? (Addendum - SERF [T] - See comments)

25 Saw journalist holding first two parts of yearbook (4) EYED {E{YEa...k}D}

Reference List

Girl = G, New = N, Nurse = EN(Enrolled Nurse), Daughter = D, Left = L, Baron = B, Indian = IN, On = RE, Rhode Island = RI, Female = F, About = CA, Duke = D, American = AM, Victor = V, Journalist = ED