No 14355, Friday 13 Dec 2024, Incognito

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ACROSS

8 Wild fire is common occurrence (4) RIFE*

9 Simple men take a bit of trouble to create tools (10) IMPLEMENTS { {Trouble} in {SIMPLE MEN*}

10 Hardship from gold contract (6) ORDEAL {OR}{DEAL}

11 Confidential remark in play from behind scene on stage, "Reserve" (3-5) SET ASIDE {SET}{ASIDE}

12 Told letter by letter, "S-L-E-P-T" (5,3) SPELT OUT {SLEPT*} RA

14 Lad takes master's degree in Mumbai (6) BOMBAY {BO{MBA}Y}

16 Specs covered by high definition cloaking device (4) HOOD {H{OO}D}

17 Little one in South America produces diving equipment (5) SCUBA {S{CUB}A}

18 Before operation, doctor gets a small quantity of liquid (4) DROP {DR}<=>{OP}

19 Longs to start new service after 12 months (6) YEARNS {YEAR}<=>{New}{Service}

21 Where to get sustenance at school from difficult puck shot (4,4) TUCK SHOP*

23 Goes ahead //and gets// revenue (8) PROCEEDS {DD}

26 Grinder gives up right to get time for grain (6) MILLET {MILLE{-r+T}}

27 Positive remark... Remark about curling of lip (10) COMPLIMENT {LIP*} in {COMMENT}

28 Hide// peel (4) SKIN {DD}

DOWN

1 Bend chrome pin around ring to make sound equipment (10) MICROPHONE { {CHROME PIN}* around O}

2 Rose, pretty girl hugged by communist (8) REBELLED {RE{BELLE}D} Reminded me of the classic Roger Squires Clue: Pretty girl in crimson rose.

3 Rhode Island female singer is in marketplace (6) RIALTO {RI){ALTO}

4 In ship, father builds health clubs (4) SPAS {S{PA}S}

5 TV bearer breaks this, perhaps? (8) VERTEBRA*

6 Juliet and alien American uncle discarded rubbish at sea (6) JETSAM {J}{ET}{SAM}

7 Macho guy// is boss (4) STUD {DD}

13 Believe model has iron oxide (5) TRUST {T}{RUST}

15 Sorry, a poetic protection covers record (10) APOLOGETIC { LOG in A POETIC}

17 Problematic city mess affects the whole organisation (8) SYSTEMIC*

18 Inform, "Daughter's nearby" (8) DISCLOSE {D IS}{CLOSE}

20 Formula to cook broken rice with a pinch of pepper and a drop of egg (6) RECIPE {RICE*}{Pepper}{Egg}

22 Hot after celestial traveller arrives in medieval times (6) COMETH {COMET}<=>{H}

24 King chasing Australian animal and knight's neighbour (4) ROOK {ROO}<=>{K}

25 Stage return of domestic animals (4) STEP<

REFERENCE LIST
Gold=OR, Lad=Boy, Master's Degree=MBA, Specs=OO, High Definition=HD, South=S, America=A, Operation=Op, Doctor=Dr, Right=R, Time=T, Ring=O, Communist=Red, Rhode Island=RI, SHIP=SS, Father=Pa, Juliet=J, Alien=ET, American Uncle=Sam, Model=T, Iron Oxide=Rust, Record=Log, Daughter=D, Hot=H, King=K,