No 14303, Friday 11 Oct 2024, Incognito

Rangoli by Gowri

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ACROSS

8   Prison room's source of power (4) CELL [DD]

9   Lad returned before Martians releasing ring leader spotted dogs (10) DALMATIANS {LAD<=}{MArTIANS}

10 Idiot! Twin is wrong about that thing (6) NITWIT {TWIN*} over {IT}

11 Where one might go for the present... (4,4) GIFT SHOP [CD]

12 Sack boy with rodent and insect (8) FIREBRAT {FIRE}{B}{RAT}

14 Colt runs carrying American insect (6) LOCUST {LOC{US}T*}

16 Spa built around heart of England's mountain range (4) ALPS {A{engLand}PS*}

17 Irritate, in any case, by including "No" (5) ANNOY {AN{NO}Y}

18 Dairy product from dog should end (4) CURD {CUR}{s...lD}

19 Slithered without wearing clothes after school (6) SNAKED {NAKED}<=>{S}

21 Waylays in balsam bush estate (8) AMBUSHES [T]

23 Monitor's sceptre is broken around commencement of fall (8) PREFECTS {PRE{Fall}ECTS*}

26 Animals found in Ireland and Iceland? (6) ELANDS {ELAND+ELAND=ELANDS}

27 Lying, "Nut is broken by biblical figure and female university student" (10) UNTRUTHFUL {NUT*}{RUTH}{F}{U}{L}

28 Nobleman's fearless to some extent (4) EARL [T]

DOWN

1   Nice mixture in tablet with Indian antibiotic (10) PENICILLIN {P{NICE*}ILL}{IN}

2   Perfect female... following no rules! (8) FLAWLESS {F}{LAWLESS}

3   Journalist excitingly tore around part of dig (6) EDITOR {E{DIg}TOR*}

4   Promote stopper (4) PLUG [DD]

5   According to rules, horrible being in Lima and leaving you in the beginning (8) LAWFULLY {L}{AWFUL}{Le...g}{You}

6   Playing ocarinas, losing no alveolus? (3,3) AIR SAC oCARInAS*

7   In Scotland, remarkable uniform with non-commissioned officer (4) UNCO {U}{NCO}

13 Tango performed in country (5) TONGA*

15 After broadcast of reruns, Red retires sadly at first and gives up (10) SURRENDERS {RERUNS*}{RED<=}{Sa..y}

17 Imprisoning law-man in Australian town? That's impudence! (8) AUDACITY {AU}{DA}{CITY}

18 Caesar's assassin and German spy initially falls (8) CASCADES CASCA{DE}{Spy}

20 Drinks made from Kenyan trees (6) KEFIRS {KE}{FIRS}

22 Mallet for crushing scarab, perhaps (6) BEETLE [DD]

24 Call equipment around noon (4) RING {RI{N}G}

25 South African iron's not dangerous (4) SAFE {SA}{FE}

Reference List

Boy = B, School = S, Female = F, University = U, Student = L, Indian = IN, Lima = L, Uniform = U, Australian = AU, Law-man = DA, German = DE, Kenyan = KE, Noon = N