No 14093, Friday 09 Feb 2024, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Love, kiss and nurse animals (4) OXEN {O}{X}{EN}

9   Old dog is returned on Sunday and trips (10) EXCURSIONS {EX}{CUR}{IS<=}{ON}{S}

10 Lord Edward looked (6) PEERED {PEER}{ED}

11 Comes down and refuses (8) DECLINES [DD]

12 Virginia and John have Indian curry dish (8) VINDALOO {V{IND}A}{LOO}

14 Swallow string bean cooked in absence of bran (6) INGEST {STrING+bEan}*

16 Catcalls from stables converted to houses (4) MEWS [DD]

17 Throw tar (5) PITCH [DD]

18 & 21 Devours horse jerky for starters (4,8) HORS DOEUVRES*

19 Saint's last word for pollen producer (6) STAMEN {ST}{AMEN}

21 See 18

23 First, army officer's etiquette (8) PROTOCOL {PROTO}{COL}

26 Potter's leisurely walk (6) STROLL [DD]

27 Soon fit in around forest after leaving street (6,4) BEFORE LONG {BE{FOREst}LONG}

28 Reduce number by one third? Senseless! (4) NUMB NUMBer

DOWN

1   Former soldiers carrying ripe squash start to taste and try (10) EXPERIMENT {EX}{RIPE*}{MEN}{Ta..e}

2   Nudist runs around mid-afternoon carrying sweetheart and trespasses (8) INTRUDES {INT{a..eRn..n}UD{swEet}S*}

3   Father of genetics led men astray (6) MENDEL*

4   Type of test from a police department (4) ACID {A}{CID}

5   Slightly salty ash brick is manufactured (8) BRACKISH*

6   Top class fish is sick (6) AILING {A1}{LING}

7   Wager insect has energy (4) ANTE {ANT}{E}

13 Chose operation by Theodore (5) OPTED {OP}{TED}

15 Setter is confused! Los Angeles representative gives roadside illumination? (6,4) STREET LAMP {SETTER}*{LA}{MP} 

17 Father stole and was terrified (8) PANICKED {PA}{NICKED}

18 Husband finished gin cocktail... is floating in air! (8) HOVERING {H}{OVER}{GIN*}

20 Shooting star came across pulverised ore (6) METEOR {MET}{ORE*}

22 English signal standard (6) ENSIGN {EN}{SIGN}

24 Marine feature seen in Murree forest (4) REEF [T]

25 Millionaire gives shelter to animal (4) LION [T]

Reference List

Nurse = EN(Enrolled Nurse), Sunday = S, John = LOO, Saint = ST, First = PROTO, Street = ST, Top = A1, Energy = E, Operation = OP, Theodore = TED, Representative = MP, Husband = H, English = EN