No 13758, Monday 09 Jan 2023, Incognito

Rangoli by Gowri

Solution to 30A 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   Monk rejected a meal devoid of energy (4) LAMA {A}{MeAL}<=

9   Moved through water with setter and holy man (5) SWAMI {SWAM}{I}

10 Some parts of minivans, with initial capitalisation, may be terrible! (4) IVAN [T]

11 Robed girl had title (6) GOWNED {G}{OWNED}

12 After initially biting, reptile swallows unknown number in snowstorm (8) BLIZZARD {Bi...g}{LIZ{Z}ARD}

13 My French bird and animal (8) MONGOOSE {MON}{GOOSE}

15 Ladies laid out standards of perfection to be achieved (6) IDEALS*

17 Hide amount of money in ice-cream container and eat (7) CONSUME {CON{SUM}E}

19 Tailless monkey dances behind post office for game creature (7) POKEMON {MONKEy}*<=>{PO}

22 Major Danny's country (6) JORDAN [T]

24 Rescues student captured by primitive people (8) SALVAGES {SA{L}VAGES}

26 & 31 Absent, eh? Reveal everything! (5,3,5) SPILL THE BEANS {ABSENT+EH}* [RA]

28 Jerk beginning to tremble in front of enchantress (6) TWITCH {Tr...e}{WITCH}

30 When returning, sentry gives away a narcotic substance (4) ?R?G (Addendum - DRUG GUaRD<= - See comments)

31 See 26 (5) 

32 Grace changing lane (4) ELAN*

DOWN

1   Temporary, but intensely pursued interest, with love for melancholic Portuguese song (4) FADO {FAD}{0}

2   Vehicle going on top of horses carrying head of estate results in bloodbaths (8) CARNAGES {CAR}{NAG{Es...e}S}

3   Familiar with duets composed about Oscar (4,2) USED TO {DUETS}*{O}

4   Losing them may make you mad (7) MARBLES [CD]

5   Fin oil spread around pious islander from South-east Asia (8) FILIPINO {FIN+OIL}* over {PI}

6   Sputter, "Include a couple of Zulus in dossier" (6) FIZZLE {FI{ZZ}LE}

7   Father returns Rhode Island brace (4) PAIR {PA}{RI<=}

14 Small volume inserted into eggs for creating ornamental moulding in architecture (5) OVOLO {0}{VOL}{0}

16 John's end of rope is unfastened (5) LOOSE {LOO'S}{ropE}

18 Boatman sails around island in Canadian province (8) MANITOBA {MAN{I}TOBA*}

20 Looked deeply into old pit containing a dinosaur head (8) EXAMINED {EX}{MINE} over {A} then {Di...r}

21 Spear creature having wrong age before one (7) ASSEGAI {ASS}{AGE*}{1}

23 Drag in river flood (6) DELUGE {DE{LUG}E}

25 Most recent Los Angeles trial (6) LATEST {LA}{TEST}

27 Separate component (4) PART [DD]

29 Take tea followed by tea orally and converse (4) CHAT {CHA}{(~tea)T}

Reference List

Energy = E, Girl = G, Unknown number = Z, My in french = MON, Student = L, Oscar = O, Pious = PI, Zulu = Z, Island = I, Old = EX