No 14461, Thursday 17 Apr 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   Expensive honey (4) DEAR [DD]

9   After getting rid of first date, newly married woman, hugs bridegroom initially giving a sweetener (5) BRIBE {BRI(-d+b)BE

10 A portion of manure and fertilizer (4) UREA [T]

11 Stain part of plant (6) STIGMA [DD]

12 Officially informed movement of tide info (8) NOTIFIED*

13 Counter in church yard showing where the bodies are buried (8) CEMETERY {CE{METER}{Y}

15 Not scientist? (6) NEWTON {TON}* RA

17 Plant agent gets at end of journey (7) FACTORY {FACTOR}{j...eY}

19 City in Washington and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir? Insane! (7) SPOKANE {S{POK}ANE}

22 Fix at territorial army church (6) ATTACH {AT}{TA}{CH}

24 Nude dancing carrying resinous substance! Mad! (8) UNHINGED {UN{HING}ED*}

26 Dig up ancient tool at first in old grotto (8) EXCAVATE {EX}{CAV{A}{Tool}E} A from? (Correction {EX}{CAV{An...t}{Tool}E} - See comments)

28 Intelligence agency crazy to cover The Office of Strategic Services (6) MOSSAD {M{OSS}AD}

30 Girl has extraordinarily deep and long cut (4) GASH {G}{HAS*}

31 Pricked gnus returning around end of night (5) STUNG {GNU{n..hT}S<=}

32 Round shaped corral is not closed (4) OPEN {O}{PEN}

DOWN

1   Following old flame in book (4) NEXT {N{EX}T}

2   Footmen hold old cloth and type of shirt piece (8) FRAGMENT {F}{RAG}{MEN}{T}

3   Roughen up damaged brake pad without using pressure at weekend (6) ABRADE {BRAkE+pAD}*

4   Disney's worried about king's organs (7) ?I?N?Y? {Addendum - KIDNEYS {DISNEY}* about{K} - See comments)

5   Worn and taken in in pub on return (6-2) BEATEN UP {EATEN} in {PUB<=}

6   Some followed mongrel in time of restricted movement (6) CURFEW {FEW}<=>{CUR}

7   Only a part of summer exhibition (4) MERE [T]

14 Old piece of legislation is perfect (5) EXACT {EX}{ACT}

16 Snow leopard jumps without a hint of panic and loses some stability (5) OUNCE pOUNCEs

18 Practise on vehicle carrying coffin (8) REHEARSE {RE}{HEARSE}

20 Some hardworking stonemasons somewhere in Jamaica (8) KINGSTON [T]

21 Eliminate our lute which is broken (4,3) RULE OUT* 

23 Indian father engulfed in pain (6) APACHE {A{PA}CHE}

25 Residence possessing silver gets respect, perhaps (6) HOMAGE {HOM{AG}E}

27 Kiss Sam on return for festival (4) XMAS {X}{SAM<=}

29 Top gorilla cross? (4) APEX {APE}{X}

Reference List

Yard = Y, Territorial Army = TA, Church = CH, Old flame = EX, Book = NT(New Testament), Type of shirt = T, Pressure = P, King = K, On = RE,  Kiss = X