No 14041, Saturday 09 Dec 2023, Incognito

ACROSS

1   Agreeing to take on the job of burying people (11) UNDERTAKING [DD]

9   Actress Sophia staying in Bangalore nunnery (5) LOREN [T]

By Bhargav

10 Bad palate is damaged? It is capable of change (9) ADAPTABLE* 

11 Once again, production is fun! (10) RECREATION {RE}{CREATION}

12 Soon available in Vaughan, Ontario (4) ANON [T]

13 Island's headgear has a piece of ribbon (5) CAPRI {CAP}{RIb..n}

15 Argued about a male offspring with editor (8) REASONED {RE}{A}{SON}{ED}

17 Raven had constructed covered porch (8) VERANDAH* 

19 A fantastic pose for a fabulous author? (5) AESOP {A}{POSE*}

22 Perhaps what Pinocchio does... in bed? (4) LIES [DD]

23 Ex-president is accompanied by unusually terse musicians (10) TRUMPETERS {TRUMP}{TERSE*}

26 Brand name to deal with old German currency (9) TRADEMARK {TRADE}{MARK}

27 Boring instrument produced by Australia and Germany (5) AUGER {AU}{GER}

28 Female born on 1st of January? Or a few hours earlier? (3,5,3) NEW YEARS EVE {EVE}<=>{NEW YEARS}

DOWN

1   Perhaps, Hungarian university had Greek in charge (5) UGRIC {U}{GR}{IC}

2   Karnataka town accepts old name for flower (9) DANDELION {DANDELI}{O}{N}

3   Responds on pieces of legislation (6) REACTS {RE}{ACTS}

4   Sailor, single-handedly, gets marine creature (7) ABALONE {AB}{ALONE}

5   A little bit from India's Officers Training Academy, for starters (4) IOTA Acrostic

6   Depart with fruits and become mad (2,7) GO BANANAS {GO}{BANANAS}

7   Uncle Richard shelters priest (6) CLERIC [T]

8   Wrote: "Shelter for domesticated animal and shelter for wild animal sent back" (6) PENNED {PEN}{DEN<=}

14 China's crop destroyed by flying alien (9) PORCELAIN {CROP*}{ALIEN*}

16 Old partner's draw in chess (9) STALEMATE {STALE}{MATE}

17 Victor gets drinks having a bit of tequila for parking attendants (6) VALETS {V}{ALE{Te...a}S}

18 Fear IRA may provide cost of flight (7) AIRFARE*

20 Father's attempt to make baked dish (6) PASTRY {PA'S}{TRY}

21 Cigarette user's donkey is with Romeo (6) SMOKER {'S}{MOKE}{R}

24 In absence of wind, wide angle shows bird (5) EAGLE {widE+AnGLE}

25 Setter takes whiskey after Oscar gets cat-call (4) MEOW {ME}{W}<=>{O}

Reference List

Once again = RE, About = RE, Australia = AU, Germany = GER, University = U, Greek = GR, Old = O, Name = N, On = RE, Sailor = AB, Victor = V, Romeo = R, Whiskey = W, Oscar = O