No 14199, Wednesday 12 July 2024, Incognito

Solution to 30A 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   Los Angeles maiden takes boy's young animal (4) LAMB {LA}{M}{B}

9   Short animal in post office (5) HIPPO {HIP}{PO}

10 Herb's money plant (4) MINT [DD]

11 Sailor's bit of luck since getting vehicle (6) LASCAR {Luck}{AS}{CAR}

12 Corgi removed from conflagration injured, not to the extent of leading to death (3-5) NON-FATAL coNFLAgrATiON*

13 Bachelor helps musicians (8) BASSISTS {B}{ASSISTS}

15 Casts bowls (6) THROWS [DD]

17 Despatched in advance? Give! (7) PRESENT {PRE SENT}

19 Cost attached to right warhorse (7) CHARGER {CHARGE}{R}

22 Central Asian plaque (6) TARTAR [DD}

24 Tries, for starters, artificial trout lures (8) ATTEMPTS {Ar...l}{Tr..t}{TEMPTS}

26 Respect veteran running at end of parade (8) VENERATE {VETERAN}*{p...dE}

28 Sound arrangement following initial requirement for units of ammunition (6) ROUNDS {SOUND}*<=>{Re...t}

30 Legal document with respect to having custody of setter (4) ?R?T (Addendum - WRIT {WR{I}T} - See comments)

31 The Spanish fish portion is small (5) ELFIN {EL}{FIN}

32 Drinks consumed by salesman (4) ALES [T]

DOWN

1   Siesta at a city in California (4) NAPA {NAP}{A}

2   A bachelor, Charlie, operates counting machines (8) ABACUSES {A}{BA}{C}{USES}

3   In ship, hear predatory marine creatures (6) SHARKS {S{HARK}S}

4   "Bridge is hot" in European language (7) SPANISH {SPAN}{IS}{H}

5   Best quality pot returned... Not Chinese... (3,5) TOP NOTCH {POT<=}{NOT}{CH}

6   Damage one policeman's bearing (6) IMPAIR {1}{MP}{AIR}

7   South American empire's material goes missing during development of Latin America (4) INCA {latIN+ameriCA}

14 Large vessel from China or Taiwan (5) AORTA [T]

16 Snatch remaining whiskey first (5) WREST {REST}<=>{W}

18 Told, "Ran back and assessed" (8) NARRATED {RAN<=}{RATED}

20 Butter large part of bun and brown fruit (8) RAMBUTAN {RAM}{BUn}{TAN}

21 What one might do on a runway strip? (4,3) TAKE OFF [DD]

23 In Rome, double cross and score (6) TWENTY {XX}

25 Flying hornet's potty? (6) THRONE*

27 Dear Earl has a couple of these body parts (4) EARS Definition by example

29 Seedy establishment stocks colouring substances (4) DYES [T]

Reference List

Maiden = M, Boy = B, In = HIP, Bachelor = B, Right = R, The in Spanish = EL, Bachelor = BA, Charlie = C, Ship = SS, Hot = H, Chinese = CH, Whiskey = W