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