No 14273, Friday 06 Sep 2024, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Army officer receiving two consecutive letters in port (4) LEFT {L{E}{F}T}

9   Spoil church in third month (5) MARCH {MAR}{CH}

10 In vessel, Romeo gives chance (4) TURN {TU{R}N}

11 Had returned fifty one in Rome with a flower (6) DAHLIA {HAD<=}{LI}{A}

12 Small and sick, current establishment is most inane (8) SILLIEST {S}{ILL}{I}{EST}

13 Railway employee's mummy follows coach on first of November (8) TRAINMAN {MA}<=>{TRAIN} and {No...r}

15 Old unit of power rejected by a city in Canada (6) OTTAWA {O}{WATT<=}{A}

17 Confused? Goa is in North-East? Worry causing mental anguish... (7) AGONISE {GOA*}{N{IS}E}

19 American prude went berserk and inappropriately appropriated (7) USURPED {US}{PRUDE*}

22 Broadcast: "After removing pin, newsprint is thrown around" (6) STREWN NEWSpRinT*

24 In fact, friend followed strange cat at university (8) ACTUALLY {ALLY}<=>{CAT*}{U}

26 Having cost of ticket and fine? Goodbye! (8) FAREWELL {FARE}{WELL}

28 Building patio around youth centre? Perfect place! (6) UTOPIA PATIO}*<=>{yoUth}

30 Sparkling wine from Belfast inn (4) ASTI [T]

31 Person causing infatuation for fruit juice (5) CRUSH [DD]

32 Change lane displaying style (4) ELAN*

DOWN

1   Setter's at South American table mountain (4) MESA {ME}{SA}

2   Big cat follows last injured horse (8) STALLION {LION}<=>LAST}*

3   Wrongly blame mother at first and anoint (6) EMBALM {BLAME*}{Mo...r}

4   Gift now (7) PRESENT [DD]

5   Drunkards go around large room for getting vegetables (8) SHALLOTS {S{HALL}OTS}

6   Inflexible part of constriction (6) STRICT [T]

7   War games organised without wage and weapons (4) ARMS {wAR+gaMeS}*

14 Correct side? (5) RIGHT [DD]

16 Revolutionary invention from woman and bounder (5) WHEEL {W}{HEEL}

18 Perhaps a sequence of words in a judgement giving punishment (8) SENTENCE [DD]

20 Thought, "Angry about a broken nose" (8) REASONED {RE{A}{NOSE*}D}

21 Outcome arising from order asking soldiers on parade to disband (7) FALLOUT [DD]

23 Optical shutter or opener? (6) EYELID [CD]

25 Easily upset Yankee after team leader's cry of pain (6) TOUCHY {Y}<=>{Team}{OUCH}

27 A part of local society, too (4) ALSO [T]

29 Country having bad air quality (4) IRAQ {AIR*}{Q}

Reference List

Church = CH, Romeo = R, Small = S, Old = O, North-East = NE, University = U, Woman = W, Yankee = Y, Quality = Q