No 14506, Monday 09Jun 2025, Incognito

Solution to 30A 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   Turbulent water behind vessel used to be hot (4) WASH {WAS}{H}

9   Food items having monetary value in casinos (5) CHIPS [DD]

10 Unlatch old corral (4) OPEN {O}{PEN{

11 Meaning "Bring in" (6) IMPORT [DD]

12 During distribution of medals, engineers rejected gems (8) EMERALDS {EM{RE<=}ALDS*}

13 Wrongly recites about love in secret (8) ESOTERIC{ES{O}TERIC*}

15 Rules, "LBW", say, by mistake (6) BYLAWS*

17 People of higher social position placing teetotaller amongst drinks (7) BETTERS {BE{TT}ERS}

19 Dined heavily and fed, including extraordinary eats (7) FEASTED {F{EATS*}ED}

22 Permits everyone having ring with sapphire at first (6) ALLOWS {ALL}{O}{W}{Sa...e}

24 Things a footballer should achieve but not score? (3,5) OWN GOALS [CD]

26 About one path going round tomb without a body in it (8) CENOTAPH {C}{ONE+PATH}*

28 Sit back capturing half German animals (6) TIGERS {SIT<=} over {GERman}

30 Weapons seen at fronts of ships (4) ?O?S ()

31 Call back about one colour (5) LILAC {CAL{1}L<=}

32 Bird's home in Pine Street (4) NEST [T]

DOWN

1   Man with objective to damage (4) MAIM{M}{AIM}

2   Spilling tea with short variable resistor (8) RHEOSTAT {TEA+SHORT}*

3   Duck egg removed from vehicle (6) SCOTER SCOoTER

4 & 21 What Bond got when he joined a cold storage company? (7,2,5) LICENCE TO CHILL [C&DD]

5   Put together beam-less construction (8) ASSEMBLE*

6   An item of cricket paraphernalia missing? Results in an extra run... (2,4) NO BALL [C&DD]

7   Maiden gets tip to repair (4) MEND {M}{END}

14 Go quietly and rob (5) STEAL [DD]

16 Revolutionary invention? (5) WHEEL [C&DD]

18 Devilish and horrible scar on friend (8) RASCALLY {SCAR*}{ALLY}

20 Japanese rulers carry model weapons (8) SHOTGUNS {SHO{T}GUNS}

21 See 4

23 Old boy with love for first person performing in an orchestra, perhaps (6) OBOIST {OB}{0}{1ST}

25 See memo about integrated chip (6) NOTICE {NOT{IC}E}

27 For example, large sense of self-importance of people (4) EGOS {EG}{OS}

29 Indian Bond leaves Indian biscuit (4) RUSK RUSKin

Reference List

Hot = H, Old =O, Engineers = RE(Royal Engineers), Teetotaller = TT, With = W, About = C, Man = M, Maiden = M, Model = T, Old Boy = OB, Large = OS, Indian = IN