The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 10, Sunday 29 Jun 2025, Incognito

ACROSS

7   Author had rejected student (4) DAHL {HAD<=}{L}

8   Behind vehicle enclosure, attempt woodworking (9) CARPENTRY {CAR}{PEN}{TRY}

10 Beat male entering harem wrongly (6) HAMMER {HAM{M}ER*}

11 Tool produced from ear swabs (5,3) SABRE SAW*

12 Fauna file? (8) WILDLIFE {FILE}* [RA]

14 Spread nets on wooden projections (6) TENONS*

16 For example, girl mentioned in echoing song drinks (7) EGGNOGS {EG}{G}{SONG*}

18 University representative is protecting engineers and referees (7) UMPIRES {U}{MP}{I{RE}S}

21 Beg drunken pal to eat legume (6) APPEAL {AP{PEA}L*}

23 Female monsters violently gore second son bearing pole (8) OGRESSES {GORE*}{S}{S}{E}{S}

25 Remove and execute (5,3) CARRY OUT [DD]

27 Fasteners used in window elsewhere (6) DOWELS [T]

29 Says, "Fast trains" (9) EXPRESSES [DD]

30 Dancing one step after releasing pet's snout (4) NOSE {ONE+Step}*

DOWN

1   Guy growing old is running (8) MANAGING {MAN}{AGING}

2   Best platinum ain't missing (4) PLUM {PLatinUM}

3   Tax return on investment after tenth month (6) OCTROI {ROI}<=>{OCT}

4   Plane landed badly destroying car garage (7) CRASHED {CAR*}{SHED}

5   Brave Tim translated word for word (8) VERBATIM*

6   Eye discomfort from pen point (4) STYE {STY}{E}

9   Long pine (5) YEARN [DD]

13 Study directions, stupid! (5) DENSE {DEN}{S}{E}

15 Fixes unguises (5) NAILS [DD]

17 Ran leaving first sweetheart... girl ran away to wed (8) GALLOPED {GAL}{eLOPED}

19 See gal breaking initially stunningly superb monocle (8) EYEGLASS {EYE}{GAL*}{St...y}{Su...b}

20 Voldemort is extra-ordinarily concealing recess (7) MORTISE [T]

22 Aircraft from Nepal circling (5) PLANE*

24 God with plate gives vegetable (6) RADISH {RA}{DISH}

26 Part of peri-peri is ready to eat (4) RIPE [T]

28 What an indecorous person breaks from day after victory? (4) WIND {D}<=>{WIN}

Reference List

Student = L, Male = M, Girl = G, University = U, Engineers = RE(Royal Engineers), Second = S, Son = S, Bearing = E, Pole = S, Return of Investment = ROI, Point = E, Directions = S,E, Day = D