TheHindu Cryptic on Sunday No 6, Sunday 01 Jun 2025, Incognito

ACROSS

8   What one may find in Napa valley when returning (4) LAVA [T<=] Semi&lit

9   Press with spades and some golf clubs (5) IRONS {IRON}{S}

10 Friend's piano given away by fool (4) CHUM CHUMp

11 Amid precipitation, boy covers university with a display of refracted light (6) SUNBOW {S{U}N{B}OW}

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12 Self-centred persons, after consuming tea, I hear, continue to be self-centred persons (8) EGOTISTS {EGO{(~tea)T}ISTS}

13 Set up configuration once again after ROM goes bad (8) REFORMAT*

15 Imagine setter on date, carrying sweetheart (6) IDEATE {I}{D{swEet}ATE}

17 Snake! Stop making material for construction of road (7) ASPHALT {ASP}{HALT}

19 Parent designed... Son produces snares (7) ENTRAPS {PARENT}*{S}

22 Rarely models go astray (6) SELDOM*

24 Brat moved around curiously and got better (8) IMPROVED {IMP}{ROVED}

26 Took chance destroying rani's ark (3,1,4) RAN A RISK*

28 Thin point on projectile (6) NARROW {N}{ARROW}

30 Guy who has taken house on rent leaves a new piece of camping equipment (4) TENT TENanT

31 In Indian state, start to use last bit of bread and cheese (5) GOUDA {GO{Use}{b..aD}A}

32 Punched out paper in country (4) CHAD [DD]

DOWN

1   Return of racket by youth centre is prohibited (4) TABU {BAT<=}{yoUth}

2   Robot has designed hat (8) TARBOOSH*

3   Shelter got from WWI mag (6) WIGWAM*

4   Beloved takes in saint's truthfulness (7) HONESTY {HONE{ST}Y}

5   European stone shattered by Scotsman (8) ESTONIAN {STONE*}{IAN}

6   Journalist's baby's cot is in the South East (6) SCRIBE {S{CRIB}E}

7   Hog leaves yoghurt in accommodation (4) YURT YohgURT

14 Follow English, Susan? (5) ENSUE {EN}{SUE}

16 30 tailless pets returned by East European (5) TEPEE {PETs<=}{E}{E}

18 Without using fabric, setting up climbing frames for rodents (8) LEMMINGS {cLIMbiNG+fraMES}*

20 Overhead cargo carrier is, perhaps, OK for car? (4,4) ROOF RACK* 

21 Place of residence having candle part with one unusual pattern for starters (7) WICKIUP {WICK}{1}{Un...l}{Pa...n}

23 Insufficient supply from leading distributor on ground (6) DEARTH {Di...r}{EARTH}

25 Animal left in enclosure (6) PANDAL {PANDA}{L}

27 Time daughter becomes old (4) AGED {AGE}{D}

29 Egg-shaped part of Saltoro valley (4) OVAL [T]

Reference List

Spades = S, Piano = P, Boy = B, University = U, Son = S, Point = N, New = N, Saint = ST, South east = SE, English = EN, East = E, European = E, Left = L, Daughter = D