No 14222, Tuesday 09 Jul 2024, Incognito

Solution to 15A 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   Note with Bird and Bird (4) FOWL {F}{OWL}

9   Mali's organised religion (5) ISLAM*

10 Assist that guy having record (4) HELP {HE}{LP}

11 Reduces height for dangerous manoeuvres (6) STUNTS [DD]

12 Praise, "European Union record is followed by commencement of exhibition" (8) EULOGISE {EU}{LOG}{IS}{Ex...n}

13 Shame girl in damaged side-car (8) DISGRACE {G} in {SIDE+CAR}*

15 Top criminal from London rides important animal (6) D?N?E? (Addendum - DONKEY {lonDON}{KEY} - See comments)

17 6 taking possession of model weapon (7) SHOTGUN {SHO{T}GUN}

19 Stuck poster at this place at start of day (7) ADHERED {AD}{HERE}{Day}

22 Charlie's bird is cowardly (6) CRAVEN {C}{RAVEN}

24 Rude claim to be famous poet having large sex appeal (8) IMPOLITE {I'M}{PO{L}{IT}E}

26 Perhaps, Central American hound ran excitedly (8) HONDURAN*

28 Copper gets scarce poison (6) CURARE {CU}{RARE}

30 Perhaps, Tom returned with love for a tortilla with filling (4) TACO {CAT<=}{O}

31 Support for painter from Chelsea selector (5) EASEL [T]

32 Orient seat wrongly (4) EAST*

DOWN

1   Left right in vessel (4) PORT {PO{R}T}

2   Tall gin served around the beginning of the hour from dusk till dawn, perhaps (3-5) ALL-NIGHT {TALL+GIN}* over {Hour}

3   Yes, this in Spain is a brief nap (6) SIESTA {SI}{ESTA} Semi&lit

4   Claims limb is put into drinks (7) ALLEGES {AL{LEG}ES}

5   Burst inwards throwing mild dope (8) IMPLODED*

6   Japanese ruler shot endlessly with firearm (6) SHOGUN {SHOt}{GUN}

7   Animal found in whelk shells (4) ELKS [T]

14 Choir performed "Blood of the Gods" (5) ICHOR*

16 Throw out head of crew in English type of aircraft (5) EJECT {E}{JE{Crew}T}

18 Shattered even urns? Disturbs mental peace! (8) UNNERVES*

20 Blows up generals on tour (8) ENLARGES*

21 Fifty-one on ship surrounding one female animal (7) LIONESS {LI}{ONE}{SS}

23 Animated media by operating system (6) VIDEOS {VIDE}{OS}

25 Select the French condiment (6) PICKLE {PICK}{LE}

27 Perhaps Sharif, First Officer stands on top of central part of submarine (4) OMAR {Of...r}{subMARine}

29 Gunners with special tool (4) RASP {RA}{SP}

Reference List

Note = F, Record = LP(Long Play), Girl = G, Model = T, Poster = AD, Charlie = C, Largeb = L, Sex appeal = IT, Right = R, Yes in Spanish = SI, This in Spanish = ESTA, English = E, Fifty one = LI, Ship = SS, The in French = LE, Gunners = RA(Royal Artillery), Special = SP