No 13863, Friday 12 May 2023, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Drinks in Palestine (4) ALES [T]

9   Boxing champ with boy has one legal defence (5) ALIBI {ALI}{B}{1}

10 Second cavity in rotating cooking device (4) SPIT {S}{PIT}

11 Exact crime? Following old sweetheart! (6) EXTORT {TORT}<=>{EX}

12 Cost of travel by planes got from Royal Engineers during organisation of safari (8) AIRFARES {AIRFA{RE}S*}

13 Guard despatched before line is broken (8) SENTINEL {SENT}{LINE*}

15 With initial general resolution, European Economic Community is joined by European country (6) GREECE {Ge...l}{Re...n}{EEC}{Eu...n}

17 Send lac all over the place to make pieces of lighting equipment (7) CANDLES*

19 Winding answer, in short, is rejected by monarch (7) SNAKING {ANS<=}{KING}

22 Endlessly admire and respect bachelor's musical effect (6) REVERB {REVERe}{B}

24 Without weapons, goes around hotel safe (8) UNHARMED {UN{H}ARMED}

26 Nice pants! Jogging around grassy area? (8) PLEASANT {P{LEA}SANT*}

28 Place to view artefacts is silent about utility (6) MUSEUM {M{USE}UM}

30 Superior at work sobs violently (4) BOSS*

31 Eastern lake is strange and frightening (5) EERIE {E}{ERIE}

32 Require grenade to be dismantled, after removing rag (4) NEED grENaDE*

DOWN

1   Bend tailless insect in front of cross (4) FLEX {FLEa}{X}

2   Went along with Spanish company right before commencement of Easter dinner (8) ESCORTED {ES}{CO}{RT}{Ea...r}{Di...r}

3   Tin not rejected by Swiss member state (6) CANTON {CAN}{NOT<=}

4   At last, swimming aid is with friend (7) FINALLY {FIN}{ALLY}

5   Mix gin with toner to give a gas (8) NITROGEN*

6   Flee El Salvador with cloak (6) ESCAPE {ES}{CAPE}

7   Assistant in Shanghai dead (4) AIDE [T]

14 Dodge Tatooine Vader to some extent (5) EVADE [T]

16 Ocean swirled around boat (5) CANOE*

18 Hugged setter going back with couple at beginning of dance (8) EMBRACED {ME<=}{BRACE}{Da..e}

20 Knowledge about flower having a bit of exotic mineral oil (8) KEROSENE {KE{ROSE}N}{Ex...c}

21 Bird and sailor under vehicle died (7) BUSTARD {TAR}<=>{BUS} and {D}

23 See pal erroneously pass (6) ELAPSE*

25 That chap protected a politician with red basket (6) HAMPER {H{A}{MP}E}{R}

27 Millionaire protects animal (4) LION [T]

29 Utilises American emergency services in the beginning (4) USES {US}{Em...y}{Se...s}

Reference List

Boy = B, Second = S, Old sweetheart = EX, Royal Engineers = RE, Bachelor = B, Hotel = H, Grassy area = LEA, Eastern = E, Spanish = ES, Company = CO, El Salvador = ES, Knowledge = KEN, Died = D, Red = R