No 14434, Monday 17 Mar 2025, Incognito

Solution to 4D 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   Wine from East Indies (4) ASTI [T]

9   Engineer and Australian kiss lover boys (5) BEAUX {BE}{AU}{X}

10 Organised funeral without enjoyment? True! (4) REAL funERAL*

11 Sinless beginner? (6) NOVICE {NO VICE}

12 Big animals and insects carrying endless ammunition? (8) MAMMOTHS {M{AMMo}OTHS}

13 New York rejected following river line in Kings county (8) BROOKLYN {NY<=}<=>{BROOK}{L}

15 Most recent Los Angeles trial (6) LATEST {LA}{TEST}

17 Chinese hate English getting back animal (7) CHEETAH {CH}<=>{HATE}{E}

19 That is carrying rejected pots containing old distinctive variant of element (7) ISOTOPE {IE} over {POT{O}S}<=

22 Hates sailor on tailless stallion (6) ABHORS {AB}{HORSe}

24 Before conflict, saint has onset of malaria, having moderately hot temperature (8) LUKEWARM {WAR}<=>{LUKE} and {Ma...a}

26 Master walks behind university parking located towards source of river (8) UPSTREAM {MASTER*}<=>{U}{P}

28 Expose to high temperature once again herbal tea brewed after leaving lab (6) REHEAT {HERbal+TEA}*

30 French gold for German lady (4) FRAU {FR}{AU}

31 First lady with holy book in party, for example (5) EVENT {EVE}{NT}

32 Remove rod from leopard injured in spring (4) LEAP LEoPArd*

DOWN

1   Badly built loos in city (4) OSLO* 

2   Nice soil can be made into a polymer (8) SILICONE*

3   Rapel around end of precipice, Basil (6) ABSEIL {p...cE+BASIL}* Typo for RAPPEL

4   Red pet leaves rug owned by setter (7) ?A?M?N? (Addendum - CARMINE {CARpet}{MINE} - See comments)

5   Instances when old sample is spoilt (8) EXAMPLES {EX}{SAMPLE*}

6   Taste fish containing a bit of yoghurt (3,3) TRY OUT {TR{Yo...t}OUT}

7   - Run! (4) DASH [DD]

14 A herb mixture for addiction therapy (5) REHAB*

16 Eggless broth in front of queen is excellent (5) SUPER {SoUP}{ER}

18 Replied, "And sewer is convoluted" (8) ANSWERED*

20 Municipality building wall encloses new hotel after initial take over (4,4) TOWN HALL {W{N}{H}ALL}<=>{Take}{Over}

21 One who bangs door in prison (7) SLAMMER [DD]

23 Pot? Give it a miss... (3,3) OPT OUT {POT}* [RA]

25 Martial art Shankara teaches to some extent (6) KARATE [T]

27 Hair treatment available in supermarket (4) PERM [T]

29 Male following Ms Lovelace is the first man (4) ADAM {M}<=>{ADA}

Reference List

Australian = AU, Kiss = X, Line = L, Chinese = CH, English = E, Old = O, Sailor = AB, University = U, Parking = P, French = FR, Holy Book = NT(New Testament), Queen = ER, New - N, Hotel = H, Male = M