No 14220, Saturday 06 Jul 2024, Incognito

ACROSS

8   Letters adorning the Cross carried in jinriksha (1,1,1,1) I N R I [T]

9   Country friend carries some news (5) NEPAL {PAL}<=>{NEws}

10 Test old flame before morning (4) EXAM {EX}{AM}

11 Time to say, "Hands up!" (6) TWELVE [Definition by example]

12 "Spanish queen is with Lincoln. Everyone go back." (8) ISABELLA {IS}{ABE}{ALL<=}

13 Begin trade by giving up right to name (8) COMMENCE COMME(-r+n)NCE

15 South African gets chance to get a celestial body (6) SATURN {SA}{TURN}

17 Papa leaves relative by marriage to hide aunt's last hat (7) STETSON {STE(-p+t)TSON}

19 Say "Cheese", for example, breaking curd pot (7) PRODUCT*

22 General method to give room for manoeuvre (6) LEEWAY {LEE}{WAY}

24 Mountaineer has aluminium fastener at first (8) ALPINIST {AL}{PIN}{1ST}

26 Some rest organised for Mr Maugham (8) SOMERSET*

28 Mollycoddle Pamela for some period (6) PAMPER {PAM}{PERiod}

30 Animal returns carrying little cosmetic (4) TALC {C{L}AT<=}

31 Extraordinary interest taken by uncle (5) USURY [CD]

32 Boy leaves shed behind Middle Eastern lake (4) TARN {bARN}<=>{easTern}

DOWN

1   Precipitation starting sometime at present (4) SNOW {So...e}{NOW}

2   Mad pilot flies envoy (8) DIPLOMAT*

3   Bury new trainee (6) INTERN {INTER}{N}

4   Rushed carrying lubricant that's gone bad (7) SPOILED {SP{OIL}ED}

5   For example, shampoo pole dipped in mixed cereals (8) CLEANSER {CLEA{N}SER*}

6   Say again, "Engineers fuel" (6) REPEAT {RE}{PEAT}

7   Post warrior's protective attire (4) MAIL [DD]

14 & 16 Where a sailor may find his craft if consuming liquor like this? (2,3,5) ON THE ROCKS [C&DD]

16 See 14

18 Greek hero used soy concoction around end of dinners (8) ODYSSEUS {USED+SOY}* over {d...rS}

20 Wrongly end amity to produce explosive (8) DYNAMITE*

21 Brown model taking drink gets fit of rage (7) TANTRUM {TAN}{T}{RUM}

23 Girl has right tool (6) WRENCH {W{R}ENCH}

25 Look after father, the Sailor Man (6) POPEYE {EYE}<=>{POP}

27 Jewel from ring with mate (4) OPAL {O}{PAL}

29 Make bearing... Not big... (4) EARN bEARiNg

Reference List

Old flame = EX, Right = R, Name = N, Papa = P, Little = L, Boy = B, New = N, Pole = N, Engineers = RE(Royal Engineers), Model = T