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)