No 14247, Wednesday 07 Aug 2024, Incognito

Solution to 6D 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   Alien captures team? Way to go! (4) EXIT {E{XI}T}

9   Bigger embrace by queen (5) HUGER {HUG}{ER}

10 Breaking law with small tools (4) AWLS {LAW*}{S}

11 Stellar part of last rally (6) ASTRAL [T]

12 Covers changing uncle's id (8) INCLUDES*

13 I.e., with addition of sulphur, fossil crumbles without luminance and turns into bony material (8) OSSIFIES {IE+S+FOSSIl}*

15 Zip around French friend and relatives (6) FAMILY {F{AMI}LY}

17 American president takes wedding oath in Samurai code (7) BUSHIDO {BUSH}{I DO}

19 Clergymen going around circles (7) CLERICS*

22 Turn, say, hen into animals (6) HYENAS*

24 Experts hold sand awkwardly (3,5) OLD HANDS*

26 Virginia and Georgia have affinity for tramp (8) VAGABOND {VA}{GA}{BOND}

28 Catch parent going astray (6) ENTRAP*

30 Fuel company gets aluminium (4) COAL {CO}{AL}

31 Clear 6 after 6 before five hundred (5) VIVID {VI}{VI}{D}

32 Tidy animal (4) NEAT [DD]

DOWN

1   Line for folding A6 backwards? (4) AXIS {A}{SIX<=}

2   Stellar denizen of the sea (8) STARFISH [{CD]

3   Kind of pepper from mount in outskirts of Chennai (6) CHILLI {Che{HILL}nnaI}

4   Once more, saint is not favourable (7) AGAINST {AGAIN}{ST}

5   Greek champ starts to feel uniquely lithe and elegant (8) GRACEFUL {GR}{ACE}Feel}{Un...y}{Li..e}

6   Cleaner? It's nothing, really! (6) ?A?U?M (Addendum - VACUUM [DD] - See comments )

7   Hear insect and run away (4) FLEE (~flea)

14 Possibly dusty den (5) STUDY*

16 Very clear! I hear "Lucy... with diamonds" (5) LUCID {(~lucy)LUCI}{D}

18 Daughter is beginning to sense love going wrong... Terminate... (8) DISSOLVE {D}{IS}{Se..e}{LOVE*}

20 Giving a response on thespian's performance (8) REACTING {RE}{ACTING}

21 After 2/5th of month, wrinkled old valet not permitted in European country (7) MOLDOVA {MOnth}{OLD*}{VAlet}

23 New year arrangement covers a bit of liquor... almost... (6) NEARLY {N}{EAR{Li...r}Y*}

25 Fears doctor with extraordinarily acute diagnostic skills, for starters (6) DREADS {DR}{Ex...y}{Ac..e}{Di....c}{Sk...s}

27 Small part of tomato masala (4) ATOM [T]

29 Leaving saloon, Barbara dances for Middle Easterner (4) ARAB barBARA*

Reference List

Alien = ET, Team = XI, Queen = ER, Small = S, Luminance = L, French friend = AMI, Five hundred = D, Saint = ST, Diamonds = D, Daughter = D, On = RE, New = N