No 14146, Thursday 11 Apr 2024, Incognito

EID MUBARAK

Solution to 21D 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

8   Repeat part of penultimate chorus (4) ECHO [T]

9   Setter and medico make wine (5) MEDOC (medoc+i = medico) (Addendum - {ME}{DOC} - See comments)

10 Catch rat running on piano (4) TRAP {RAT*}{P}

11 Barely run... right into a slab of meat! (6) STREAK {ST{R}EAK}

12 Musk placed in front of entrance stretch (8) ELONGATE {ELON}{GATE}

13 Fortune tellers sit awkwardly amidst coconut trees, for example (8) PALMISTS {PALM{SIT*}S}

15 State: "Question a criminal at first" (6) ALASKA {ASK}{A}<=>{AL}

17 Lustrous part of leg is initially no good (7) SHINING {SHIN}{Is}{N}{G}

19 Continues to be present for ashes (7) REMAINS [DD]

22 Poem on ship near a port (6) ODESSA {ODE}{SS}{A}

24 Tiptoe in worriedly and appeal (8) PETITION*

26 Macho guy carries limes regularly for person steering ship (8) HELMSMAN {HE{LiMeS}MAN}

28 Vegetable god placed on plate (6) RADISH {RA}{DISH}

30 Body part found in wheels? (4) HEEL [T]

31 Kind son arranges (5) SORTS {SORT}{S}

32 Takes benefit from United States being ahead of Spain (4) USES {US}{ES}

DOWN

1   Disperse, cats! Go away! (4) SCAT* 

2   Itinerant nomad captures half Berber and dog (8) DOBERMAN {DO{BERber}MAN*}

3   All fine in renovated mess producing puffs (6) SMOKES {SM{OK}ES*}

4   Present day poetry is negative (7) ADVERSE {AD}{VERSE}

5   Top Gun consuming flavoured drink at beginning of day gets strong praise (8) ACCOLADE {AC{COLA}{Day}E}

6   Stain GI's mat mistakenly (6) STIGMA* 

7   Pale model's requirement (4) WANT {WAN}{T}

14 State: "Concealed greenfly" (5) APHID {AP}{HID}

16 Tailless donkey ran around fencing in Japan (5) KENDO DONKEy*

18 Where a swain wanted to be... to get a close shave! (4,4) NEAR MISS [DD]

20 Cadet mimed (5,3) ACTED OUT [RA]

21 Such batsmen may be popular at the crease and in the bar (7) ?P?N?R? (Addendum - OPENERS [DD] - See comments)

23 Grin about initially idiotic figure of speech (6) SIMILE {S{Id...c}MILE}

25 Beat and throw husband into garbage (6) THRASH {T{H}RASH}

27 Looks at European? Affirmative... (4) EYES {E}{YES}

29 Susan and daughter taken to court (4) SUED {SUE}{D}

Reference List

Piano = P, Right = R, Crimanal = AL(Capone), No = N, Good = G, Ship = SS, Son = S, Spain = ES, Present day = AD, Model = T, Husband = H, European = E, Daughter = D