Tuesday 10 September 2024

No 14276, Tuesday 10 Sep 2024, Incognito

Solution to 22A 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   Levy on one cab (4) TAXI {TAX}{1}
9   Love and read wrongly about love (5) ADORE {AD{O}RE*}
10 Duck enclosure is not shut (4) OPEN {O}{PEN}
11 Electricity producing device can be produced from Monday (6) DYNAMO*
12 Doctor selects, including Oxford University students who leave before completion of course (8) DROPOUTS {DR}{OP{O}{U}TS}
13 Trash, say, might be thrown in these (8) ASHTRAYS* Semi&lit
15 In short, Forrest Gump actor's expression of gratitude (6) THANKS {Tom HANKS}
17 Company sergeant, for example, at court gets make up (7) CONCOCT {CO}{NCO}{CT}
19 Bids, "10 German currency units" (7) TENDERS {TEN}{DE}{RS}
22 Sprinkle pepper, perhaps, and fall in the US, for example (6) ?E?S?N ()
24 Ram and eland run around city councillor (8) ALDERMAN*
26 A master going around Thane roundabout is abomination (8) ANATHEMA {A}{THANE*}{MA}
28 Band lance corporal's sleeve badge (6) STRIPE [DD]
30 Live with queen and drink (4) BEER {BE}{ER}
31 Setback at Los Angeles unit? (5) TESLA {SET<=}{LA}
32 Wild party where yoghurt is distributed after leaving hut (4) ORGY YOGhuRt*

DOWN
1   Several from mid-morning in the fifth month (4) MANY {MA{morNing}Y}
2   Huge American soldier acting stupidly (8) GIGANTIC {GI}{ACTING*}
3   Indian having information about knock-out (6) DAKOTA {DA{KO}TA}
4   Most brave boy having highest age (7) BOLDEST {B}{OLDEST}
5   Putting European wine in river? He is sent out of the country... (8) DEPORTEE {D{E}{PORT}EE}
6   Got captivated by snake in capital (6) BOGOTA {BO{GOT}A}
7   Port? That's not right! (4) LEFT [DD]
14 Get a couple of kisses (5) SCORE {XX=Twenty=Score}
16 Lothar's mate-lot (5) KARMA [DD]
18 & 29 Satisfied servant consumes a piece of sausage in early part of book (8,4) CONTENTS PAGE {CONTENT}{PAGE} over {Sa...e}
20 Amidst destruction, vessel on river is a developing place (8) DARKROOM {D{ARK}{R}OOM}
21 In the bottom, methane, for example, may be produced from this (7) BAGASSE {BA{GAS}SE} Semi&lit
23 The Lord of the Rings took seat on a vessel? (6) SATURN {SAT}{URN}
25 Gloomy daughter's sick in Spain (6) DISMAL {D}{IS}{MAL}
27 Require some news, journalist... (4) NEED {NEws}{ED}
29 See 18 

Reference List
Oxford university = OU, Seargent = NCO(Non-Commissioned officer), Court = CT, German = DE, Queen = ER, Knock-out = KO, Boy = B, European = E, Kiss = X, River = R, Daughter = D, Sick in Spanish = MAL, Journalist = ED

15 comments:

  1. FA thoughts:
    Close to 50℅ of solutions start with just 3 letters. And more than two-thirds with 5 letters.
    Just wondering if its randomness or intended.

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  2. 22A : season = spice (with pepper) = fall (US)

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  3. For a change this CW from Incognito is a little challenging. Loved clues, lord of rings, score, darkroom etc
    Sathia

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  4. 14dn : score = twenty = xx (two kisses)

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    1. I could not get this solution.. but when I came here.. thought the clueing was brilliant

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  5. Lord if thexrings and couple of kisses stood out.

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    1. Was easy for most part but could not get 14D and 28A which was down to excellent clueing. 21D did not know the word. Nice puzzle

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    2. Looks like non-singular multiples of 7 today were my boogeymen :-(

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  6. Lovely puzzle.
    My fav - SATURN, DARKROOM, SCORE, CONCOCT.
    Thanx Kishore!

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