No 14408, Friday 14 Feb 2025, Incognito

Rangoli by Gowri

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ACROSS

8   Turncoat's food (4)  TACO*

9   At last, badly mutilate fifty at day's end (10) ULTIMATELY {MUTILATE*}{L}{daY}

10 Pass directions about friend's return (6) ELAPSE {E}{PAL<=}{S}{E}

11 Alien rides (8) OUTSIDER {RIDES}* [RA]

12 Put together parts made from base metals after removing bits of tin and aluminium (8) ASSEMBLE {BASE+MEtaLS}*

14 Weapon is kept behind the empty tent (6) TEEPEE {EPEE}<=>{ThE}

16 Lake in Andheri estate (4) ERIE [T]

17 Guide stock from ranch (5) STEER [DD}

18 Yankee follows policeman and ape (4) COPY {Y}<=>{COP}

19 Bond, perhaps, catches flower thrown back... That's fast! (6) SPEEDY {SP{DEE<=}Y}

21 Oldster confused about daughter's little ones (8) TODDLERS {TOD{D}LERS*}

23 Kid endlessly tells untruths for getting hot peppers (8) CHILLIES {CHILd}{LIES}

26 Alleges Iodine is found in some crustaceans (6) CLAIMS {CLA{I}MS}

27 What may be the effect of leaving the coop open? Back off in fear! (7,3) CHICKEN OUT [DD]

28 Boy and girl produce musical composition (4) SONG {SON}{G}

DOWN

1   Product made from purple yams... It goes well with pancakes (5,5) MAPLE SYRUP*

2   Utter, "Finish" (8) COMPLETE [DD]

3   Purse stitched by boy is extraordinarily good (6) SUPERB {PURSE*}{B}

4   German guy loves to cover Tourist Trophy (4) OTTO {O}{TT}{O}

5   Copycat destruction of ait in Timor revolution (8) IMITATOR* {AIT}* in {TIMOR}*

6   Hit and walk out for example (6) STRIKE [DD]

7   After golf, general shows happiness (4) GLEE {G}{LEE}

13 Build before court (5) ERECT {ERE}{CT}

15 Old guys with temperature hug fairy in test (10) EXPERIMENT {EX}{PERI}{MEN}{T}

17 Ink-less composition around yard shows silhouettes of buildings of cities (8) SKYLINES {INK+LESS}* over {Y}

18 Mistake by officer at first leads to downfall (8) COLLAPSE {LAPSE}<=>{COL}

20 Contorting, can Lee twist and tangle? (6) ENLACE*

22 Take some education at school and get gold coins (6) DUCATS {eDUCation}{AT}{S}

24 Sunken fence in Omaha hamlet (2-2) HA-HA [T]

25 Work hard chopping logs (4) SLOG*

Reference List

Fifty = L, Directions = E,S, Daughter = D, Girl = G, Boy = B, Golf = G, Court = CT, Temperature = T, Yard = Y, School = S