No 14460, Wednesday 16 Apr 2025, Incognito

Solution to 26D 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

1   Pam, cartographer (3,5) MAP MAKER {PAM}* [RA]

5   An increase in sea level, too (2,4) AS WELL {A}{SWELL}

10 Undress in cartoons in a row (5) STRIP [DD]

11 Give a disproportionately large response from rattled EV creator (9) OVERREACT*

12 Undergo misery resulting from bad ruse involving a couple of females (6) SUFFER {SU{FF}ER*}

13 Hmm, a ploy engineered to produce cancer (8) LYMPHOMA*

15 Kind of pottery from Delaware starts to fade temporarily (5) DELFT {DEL}{Fade}{Te...Y}

17 Putting to use and wrapping lungi, I sit (9) UTILISING*

19 After wrong post, see timer (9) STOPWATCH {POST*}{WATCH}

20 General in charge of genes? (5) GENIC {GEN}{IC}

21 Indian actor laid back during meal (8) PRANDIAL {PRAN}{LAID<=}

23 Chop chops around end of day in horror movie (6) PSYCHO {PS{daY}CHO*} A movie I will never forget!

27 Previous Welsh rite is re-enacted (9) ERSTWHILE*

28 Bond actor's chief of MI6 (5) MOORE [DD]

29 Gives back money as prey is lost (6) REPAYS*

30 Goes before party leader goes back (8) PRECEDES {Pa..y}{RECEDES}

DOWN

1   Supporters from Massachusetts streets (5) MASTS {MA}{STS}

2   Left sheet of paper showing list of securities held (9) PORTFOLIO {PORT}{FOLIO}

3   Sufficient quantity for testing, not small (5) AMPLE sAMPLE

4   Hero stands protecting god of love (4) EROS [T]

6   Big and strong son's catching animals (9) STRAPPING {S}{TRAPPING}

7   Muse and orate badly (5) ERATO*

8   Lazy? Crush the garlic! (9) LETHARGIC*

9   Extremely low weighing source of illumination in the battlefield (4,5) VERY LIGHT {VERY}{LIGHT}

14 A lariat thrown around you and me in country (9) AUSTRALIA {A+LARIAT}* over {US}

15 Wrongly said paper is torn? Go away! (9) DISAPPEAR*

16 Pulled along to get married in another town (5,4) TOWED AWAY {TO}{WED AWAY}

18 Erroneously, icon bid on connection between chemical units (5,4) IONIC BOND*

22 A Spanish operation to get a story writer (5) AESOP {A}{ES}{OP}

24 Plant protected by Satsuma clan (5) SUMAC [T]

25 Follows command from old governor and head of state (5) OBEYS {O}{BEY}{St..e}

26 Cut beverage straw in the middle (4) ?E?R (Addendum - TEAR {TEA}{stRaw} - See comments)

Reference List

Female = F, In charge = IC, Street = ST, Small = S, Son = S, Spanish = ES, Operation = OP, Old = O