No 14302, Thursday 10 Oct 2024, Incognito

Solution to 26A 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   Wrongly okay knock out (4) KAYO*

9   Some sort of mistakes in party, possibly (5) TYPOS [T]

10 Cereal that's priceless to some extent (4) RICE [T]

11 Starting of financial institution as company is big failure (6) FIASCO {Fi...l}{In...n}{AS}{CO}

12 Urge fees to be arranged for asylum seekers (8) REFUGEES*

13 Relatively expensive south Indian breakfast dish with right portion of ketchup (8) UPMARKET {UPMA}{R}{KETchup}

15 Allocates stall built around middle of October (6) ALLOTS {ALL{octOber}TS*}

17 Rise for this type of comedian? (5-2) STAND-UP [DD]

19 Press, for example, adopts hundred and fifty for health check-up (7) MEDICAL {MEDI{C}A}{L}

22 As one English boy is at locale not having beer... (2,4) EN BLOC {EN}{B}{LOCate}

24 Extracts necessaries manufactured in absence of air (8)  ESSENCES NECESSariES*

26 Support for experts without practical experience (8) ?R?C?A?R ()

28 Female monster progresses to some extent (6) OGRESS [T]

30 Malaise from admitting guilt under examination, at first (4) AGUE Acrostic

31 Stick fake diamonds using winding tapes (5) PASTE*

32 Gas obtained from north eastern Ontario (4) NEON {NE}{ON}

DOWN

1   Liquor found in rejected paprika sauce (4) SAKI [T<=]

2   Wax coins arranged for boatman (8) COXSWAIN*

3   Couple in ship performing duties (2,4) AT WORK {A{TWO}RK}

4   Ghosts in the liquor cabinet? (7) SPIRITS [DD]

5   Foals ate excitedly in recent times (2,2,4) AS OF LATE*

6   French university girl is economical (6) FRUGAL {FR}{U}{GAL}

7   Spots damaged ancient tin is missing (4) ACNE ANCiEnt*

14 Turn up with can for president (5) PUTIN {UP<=}{TIN}

16 Rib, a sort of bone with dexterousness (5) TEASE {T}{EASE}

18 Endlessly uncle takes snakes and releases (8) UNCLASPS {UNCLe}{ASPS}

20 Unaware and madly ranting about nothing (8) IGNORANT {IGN{O}RANT*}

21 Put on clothes again in reparation (7) REDRESS [DD]

23 Living things repose around China by end of autumn (6) LICHEN {LI{CH}E}{a...mN}

25 Implement got from small squalid dwelling (6) SHOVEL {S}{HOVEL}

27 Right time for anger (4) RAGE {R}{AGE}

29 Mao leaves spilled shampoo in store (4) SHOP SHamPOo*

 

Reference List

Right = R, Hundred = C, Fifty = L, English = EN, Boy = B, Nort eastern = NE, French = FR, University = U, China = CH, Small = S