Saturday, 9 November 2024

No 14326, Saturday 09 Nov 2024, Incognito

ACROSS
8   Capital from eastern part of Georgia arranged (4) RIGA geoRGIA*
9   Brave cougar is walking around America carrying sweetheart with love (10) COURAGEOUS {COUGAR*}(US) over {swEet}{O}
10 For starters extraordinary lumbar vertebra appears in small picture of the hip (6) PELVIC {P{Ex...y}{Lu...r}{Ve...a}IC}
11/23 After glance, fit defectors rounded up senior government employees (8,8) GAZETTED OFFICERS {GAZE}{FIT+DEFECTORS}*
12 NCO's servant releases head of valets for gobbling eggs at first (8) SERGEANTS SER(-v+g+e)GENTS
14 Lathi with embedded electronic component for law enforcement force (6) POLICE {POL{IC}E}
16 Study Voltaire giving up vote (4) LAIR voLtAIRe
17 After end of road, precipitation is in sewer (5) DRAIN {roaD}{RAIN}
18 Long tree (4) PINE [DD]
19 Inferior descendant slaughtered one pig (6) EPIGON*
21 Toast cop distributing pieces of outer wear (8) TOPCOATS*
23 See 11
26 Hat obtained from livery stable under renovation after removal of leaves (6) TRILBY {lIveRY+sTaBLe}
27 After Monday, 10 middlemen leave, kidnapping Romeo in Balkan country (10) MONTENEGRO {MON}{TEN}{mEn}{G{R}O}
28 Chinese gets two consecutive letters for cook (4) CHEF {CH}{E}{F}

DOWN
1   Military Policeman followed an excited caddie bearing note for senior officer's assistant (4-2-4) AIDE-DE-CAMP {MP}<=>{CADDIE}* over {E}
2   Redeemer carrying silver in tray (8) SALVAGER {SALV{AG}ER}
3   Tree always cut along central imaginary axis, for starters (6) ACACIA Acrostic
4   Throw plug (4) BUNG [DD]
5   Mother managed carrying an American code for "Sweetened almond meal" (8) MARZIPAN {MA}{R{ZIP}{AN}
6   Pulse observed in prevalent illness (6) LENTIL [T]
7   Certain enjoyment, in absence of appeal (4) SURE pleaSURE
13 Raise a drink for honouring a person, "To a saint!" (5) TOAST {TO}{A}{ST}
15 Some policemen cheat head of staff at crooked stable (10) CONSTABLES {CON}{St..f}{STABLE*}
17 European don's gun brandished in underground prison cells (8) DUNGEONS {E+DONS+GUN}*
18 Royal son goes around old Viscount's region (8) PROVINCE {PR{O}{V}INCE}
20 Responsible person capturing one military officer (6) GUILTY {GU{1}{LT}Y}
22 Don's counterparts drop Carter during reshuffle (4,2) PUTS ON cOUNTerPartS*
24 Base is 12 inches (4) FOOT [DD]
25 Ship carrying silver sinks (4) SAGS {S{AG}S}

Reference List
Romeo = R, Chinese = CH, Note = E, Saint = ST, European = E, Old = O, Viscount = V, Military officer = LT(Lieutanant)

12 comments:

  1. Completed as usual. Incognito is a favourite of the novices.

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  2. There is no online version for today's crossword?

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    1. It is truly incognito in the on line version.

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  3. We have a print edition alright.

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  4. Typo in 9A solution word- it should be 'Courageous'.

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  5. Theme- Military? Or not enough?
    Sergeant, Police, Top coats, Aide de camp, Lt.in Guilty.

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    1. Theme was meant to be the police: Officers, Police, Sergeant, Courageous, Topcoats, Constables.

      Though some police may not be courageous or wear topcoats ;)

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  6. Not sure if this is just for me but the CW web on phone doesn't show today's puzzle. Do folks here know if it's some general thing or just me?

    (Haven't seen the answers)

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  7. Nice & easy Incognito.
    Loved - EPIGON, PROVINCE, SALVAGER.
    Thanx Kishore!

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