Tuesday, 12 November 2024

No 14328, Tuesday 12 Nov 2024, Incognito

Solution to 24A 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   Hint about right remedy (4) CURE {CU{R}E}
9   Ex Israeli prime minister's start (5) BEGIN [DD]
10 Trees in Wilhelmstrasse (4) ELMS [T]
11 Extraordinary avarice, in absence of energy, for fish roe (6) CAVIAR AVARICe*
12 Digs and digs long agitatedly (8) LODGINGS*
13 A bread roll containing bits of nice dates and tea, I hear, is plenty (8) ABUNDANT {A}{BU{Nice}{Da..s}{And}N}and {(~tea)T} 
15 Shout, "Underneath, lecturer is buried" (6) BELLOW {BEL{L}OW}
17 American drone flying around at beginning of day is decorated (7) ADORNED {A}{DRONE*}{Day}
19 Returning, let a word of cheer echo in Middle Eastern capital (3,4) TEL AVIV {LET<=}{VIVA<=}
22 Flashing light and mixing sorbet (6) STROBE*
24 Looking forward to girl after one in revolutionary Taiwan (8) A?A?T?N? (Addendum AWAITING -{G}<=>{1} in {TAIWAN*} 
26 Cheat court decision maker and magician (8) CONJUROR {CON}{JUROR}
28 Endless gold and some ferric substance for sportsperson (6) GOLFER {GOLd}{FERric}
30 Doddery disciple drops pile for flat circular object (4) DISC {DISCiple}*
31 Fractured spine aches (5) PINES*
32 Friends return strike (4) SLAP<=

DOWN
1   Country copper beats accused at first (4) CUBA {CU}{Be..s}{Ac...d}
2   In shell of bulldozer, install souped-up engine and starter (8) BEGINNER {Bu..{ENGINE*}..eR}
3   Student leaves African country for European peninsula (6) IBERIA lIBERIA
4   Nimbleness of soldier seen in devastated Italy (7) AGILITY {A{GI}LITY*}
5   Folding lie-in bed cannot be eaten (8) INEDIBLE*
6   Call once more on telephone if lost in airfield modification (6) REDIAL AiRfILED*
7   Mugs can be complacent (4) SMUG*
14 President gives up new model toilet fitting (5) BIDET {BIDEn}{T}
16 Perhaps, bulb is on and has electrically charged particle (5) ONION {ON}{ION}
18 Before operations, ophthalmologist gives liquid medicaments (3-5) EYE-DROPS {OPS}<=>{EYE DR} Semi&lit
20 Where one may learn to draw girl going after moving cart (3,5) ART CLASS {LASS}<=>{CART*}
21 Virginia gets donation for tramp (7) VAGRANT {VA}{GRANT}
23 Article's aim (6) OBJECT [DD]
25 Come September can be played at the end of this month (6) AUGUST [CD]
27 God found during good introspection (4) ODIN [T]
29 Test old flame before noon (4) EXAM {EX}{AM}

Reference List
Right = R, Energy = E, Lecturer = L, Girl = G, Student = L, Soldier = GI, Model = T, Old flame = EX

8 comments:

  1. 24A is Awaiting. Anagram of Taiwan + i (one) + g (girl). Definition for Looking forward

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  2. He seems to have got the gist of it but had not expressed correctly.
    One in(Taiwan )*g
    Girl after.... and so G is last

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  3. Normally it is Siberia- S, but a good change to Liberia. Took a while to get L from student.

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  4. An ex Premier and an ex...ing President.

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  5. Always a pleasure solving Incognito Sir's crosswords especially for novices like me. 3 out of 3 and am in seventh heaven. Thank you!

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  6. As always a nice & easy one.
    My fav - OBJECT, EYE DROPS, BIDET.
    Thanx Kishore!

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