No 13913, Monday 10 Jul 2023, Incognito

Solution to 29A 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.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

7   Behind bus terminus, best location to pick up passengers (4) STOP {buS}{TOP}

8   CPA is confused! Rhymed erroneously with thick-skinned animal! (9) PACHYDERM {CPA*}{RHYMED*}

10 Don't pay attention to developing region (6) IGNORE*

11 Experienced people hold sand mixture (3,5) OLD HANDS*

12 Dance hot Arab dances around New England resort in the beginning (8) HABANERA {H} with {ARAB}* over {New}{En...d} Resort is superfluous

14 Father crushed almond (3,3) OLD MAN*

16 A couple of boys in enclosure get vegetable (7) CABBAGE {C{A}{BB{AGE}

18 Conference remains to be organised (7) SEMINAR*

21 In South India, lobby for lobsters (6) SCAMPI {S{CAMP}I}

23 Leading light in the automotive industry (8) HEADLAMP {HEAD}{LAMP} Semi&lit

25 Distant eastern spring is so long (8)  FAREWELL {FAR}{E}{WELL}

27 In this country, Siamese gets pale (6) TAIWAN {TAI}{WAN}

29 Think senator's getting rid of last escort (6,3) R?A?O? O?T (Addendum - REASON OUT {SENAtOR}* [RA] - See comments)

30 In bits, overpaid English assistant (4) AIDE [T]

DOWN

1   Without a little research, magistrates may be wrong... Shameful blots! (8) STIGMATA MAGISTrATes*

2   Wrongly put circular letter in till (2,2) UP TO {PUT*}{O}

3   Clasp her erotically to some extent in ball (6) SPHERE [T]

4   Designs taco bar tumbler (7) ACROBAT*

5   My drones fly erratically giving symptoms of disorder (8) SYNDROME*

6   Wager with a Greek letter (4) BETA {BET}{A}

9   Press, for example, setter to get aid wrongly (5) MEDIA {ME}{AID*}

13 Book of photographs has stern criminal at first (5) ALBUM {BUM}<=>{AL}

15 Doctor sick? It can be boring... (5) DRILL {DR}{ILL}

17 Steer follow service animal (5,3) GUIDE DOG {GUIDE}{DOG}

19 Attractive companion taken to impress at social event can start to dance when surrounded by soldiers (3,5) ARM CANDY {ARM{CAN}{Da..e}Y}

20 Meaning of everything in presentation? Not deep at all! (7) SHALLOW {SH{ALL}OW}

22 Pichai rests covering this? (5) CHAIR [T] &lit

24 One student without dimple, taking note, is clever (6) ASTUTE {A}{STUdent}{TE}

26 Dash flying plane, losing nose (4) ELAN pLANE*

28 Without me, marine travels to country (4) IRAN mARINe*

Reference List

Hot = H, New = N, England = E, Boys = B, Eastern = E, Criminal = LA(Capone), Note = TE