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