No 14353, Wednesday 11 Dec 2024, Incognito

 Solution to 18D 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 solve, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

8 We consumed Indian drink (4) WINE {W{IN}E}

9 Fully consume American and European Union petroleum at first (3,2) USE UP {US}{EU}{Pe.....um}

10 Angolan gal leaves unknown poet (4) ANON {ANgOlaN}

11 A new chinless animal in capital city (6) ANKARA {A}{N}{chinKARA}

12 Obtained professional treatment on onset of disease (8) PROCURED {PRO}{CURE}{Di....e}

13 Hector mined ore wrongly (8) DOMINEER*

15 In time, traitor makes corrections to mistakes made (6) ERRATA {ER{RAT}A}

17 Bury him after leaving hotel, for the time being (7) INTERIM {INTER}{hIM}

19 Saint at site for shooting? That's odd! (7) STRANGE {ST}{RANGE}

22 Responds on crazy cats (6) REACTS {RE}{CATS*}

24 Perhaps, a place to put down a chopper? (8) HELIPORT {CD}

26 Chop off and put a mate in confusion (8) AMPUTATE*

28 Posters about conflict get prizes (6) AWARDS {A{WAR}DS}

30 Name of old coin in Kannada (4) ANNA {T}

31 Let out pasture at southern end at first (5) LEASE {LEA}{S}{End}

32 Cheese from Alameda market (4) EDAM {T}

DOWN

1 Animal protected by millionaire (4) LION {T}

2 Reserve last seat in beach? (3-5) SET ASIDE {SE{seaT}ASIDE}

3 A tube is moulded around opening of nozzle for gas (6) BUTANE {A TUBE}* around {Nozzle} 

4 Drop ale all over the place for panther (7) LEOPARD*

5 Crazy pop nonet composed for rival (8) OPPONENT*

6 Yes, in Germany, a kind of bean for a big cat (6) JAGUAR {JA}{GUAR}

7 I hear instruction to wander in capital (4) ROME {~ROAM}

14 Animal pounces after being skinned (5) OUNCE {pOUNCEs}

16 After leaving ma, migrate, travelling to get striped creature (5) TIGER {mIGRaTE}*

18 Fixes inside enclosures for horses (8) I?S?A?L? INSTALLS{IN}{STALLS} See Comments

20 Animal carrying fruit at end of road became visible (8) APPEARED {AP{PEAR}E}{roaD}

21 Extraordinarily fast runner revolutionary wrongly hates endlessly (7) CHEETAH {CHE}{HATEs*}

23 Predatory woman having company at university garage has no time (6) COUGAR {CO}{U}{GARage}

25 Creditor gives out name for a captain (6) LEADER {LE(-n+A)DER}

27 Herb's //money plant (4) MINT {DD}

29 Add back year to get date for action (1-3) D-DAY {ADD<}{Y}

REFERENCE LIST

Indian=In, American=US, European Union=EU, New=N, Professional=Pro, Saint=ST., On=Re, Southern=S, Yes in Germany=Ja, Company=Co, University=U, Name=N, Year=Y.