No 13911, Friday 07 Jul 2023, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Latest model salamander (4) NEWT {NEW}{T}

9   Andhra Pradesh covered up sap-sucking insect (5) APHID {AP}{HID}

10 American tug (4) YANK [DD]

11 Vera lying in bed after leaking American secret (6) COVERT {CO{VERa}T}

12 Movie actor lifts arm awkwardly (4,4) FILM STAR*

13 Chief high-ranking bishop's bird's colour (8) CARDINAL [MD]

15 In South Africa, biblical prophet prepares a snack (6) SAMOSA {S{AMOS}A}

17 Pitman and Virginia's goddess (7) MINERVA {MINER}{VA}

19 Doctor went round perimeter and removed accumulated material (7) DREDGED {DR}{EDGED} 

22 Small plant found in bowls on nature-lover's sideboard's amazingly ingenious, for starters (6) BONSAI Acrostic

24 Criminal without escort conceals headgear (2,6) AL CAPONE {AL{CAP}ONE}

26 Appetisers and baked dish placed before queen on board ship (8) STARTERS {S{TART}{ER}S}

28 Squash matter found in bones (6) MARROW [DD]

30 Large cat inhabiting Xinpu market (4) PUMA [T]

31 Horrible smell, perhaps, of drain overflowing upon road, in the beginning (5) ODOUR Acrostic

32 Make Royal Navy go after Eastern armada at first (4) EARN {RN}<=>{E}{Ar...a}

DOWN

1   Love the number before this... (4) ZERO [C&DD]

2   One hour after 9, takes flower for person taking part in conference (8) ATTENDEE {AT TEN}{DEE}

3   Run! Husband has a gun! (6) HASTEN {H}{A}{STEN}

4   That lady hugged university fellow and female student in some sort of dance (7) SHUFFLE {SH{U}{F}{F}{L}E}

5   Fan dries oil badly (8) IDOLISER*

6   Cheat some, I hear, producing dry wall raw material (6) GYPSUM {GYP}{(~some)SUM}

7   Pre-Columbian American empire from Dublin, California (4) INCA [T]

14 A fighter's love for friend (5) AMIGO {A}{MIG}{O}

16 Forbidding back-end (5) STERN [DD]

18 Very old cold closet displaying larynx (5,3) VOICE BOX {V}{O}{ICE}{BOX}

20 Left component, indeed (8) DEPARTED {DE{PART}ED}

21 Fish loves new musical instrument (7) BASSOON {BASS}{OO}{N}

23 After horrible scare, Mike gives shriek (6) SCREAM {SCARE*}{M}

25 Setter getting into vehicle with advanced photographic device (6) CAMERA {CA{ME}R}{A}

27 Gangster's heroin is concealed in service boat (4) THUG {T{H}UG}

29 Blades regularly dipped in water covered in boarskin (4) OARS [T]

Reference List

Model = T, American = A, Ship = SS, Royal Navy = RN, Eastern = E, Husband = H, Gun = STEN, University = U, Fellow = F, Female = F, Student = L, Very = V, Old = O, New = N, Mike = M, Advanced = A, Heroin = H