No 14530, Monday 07 Jul 2025, Incognito

Solution to 6D 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   Popular aquarium fish made from gold and iron (4) ORFE {OR}{FE}

9  Perhaps, last available chance for Presley song (3,2,5) NOW OR NEVER [DD]

10 Revolutionary directions for something to say in front of the camera (6) CHEESE{CHE}{E}{S}{E}

11 Need a key turned without use of visual enhancement (5,3) NAKED EYE*

12 Perhaps, love Baal in the first place (5,3) ABOVE ALL*

14 Maybe a pricy software used without licence results in this (6) PIRACY*

16 Boss's student leaving ward (4) STUD STUDent

17 Spy capturing labour leader is fair haired (5) BLOND {B{La...r}OND}

18 Divine being has love? Not bad! (4) GOOD {GO{0}D}

19 Matrons going away from good Samaritan travelling at a leisurely pace (6) ADAGIO {GOoD+sAmarItAn}*

21 Takeishi chopped mushroom (8) SHIITAKE*

23 Briefly described destruction of museum covering dead prince (6,2) SUMMED UP {SUMME{D}U*}{P}

26 Nick's porridge (6) PRISON [DD]

27 Nowadays, Jobs gets new enrolments (10) ADMISSIONS {AD}{MISSIONS}

28 Love before central part of event? It can be hot! (4) OVEN {0}{eVENt}

DOWN

1   Poe hit bird violently? It is forbidden! (10) PROHIBITED* 

2   Booked and waited upon again (8) RESERVED {RE-SERVED}

3   Ms Jolie released Indian lady chancellor (6) ANGELA ANGELinA

4   Small pale bird (4) SWAN {S}{WAN}

5   A boy parked breaking component of vehicle (5,3) BRAKE PAD {A+B+PARKED}*

6   Sex information is with the German (6) ?E?D?R (Addendum - GENDER {GEN}{DER} - See comments)

7   Crooked lawyer drops a woman in bank (4) RELY LawYER*

13 Rob's furniture item is returned (5) LOOTS<=

15 Lofty source of time built from rocket cowl (5,5) CLOCK TOWER*

17 Perhaps, best road is most wide (8) BROADEST*

18 Foolishly forget ID and destroy (3,3,2) GET RID OF*

20 Learner leaves mailbag damaged in country (6) GAMBIA MAIlBAG*

22 One military policeman is hot and mischievous (6) IMPISH {1}{MP}{IS}{H}

24 Language used in Mankhurd, usually (4) URDU [T]

25 Diplomat dropping maid? It's a plan... (4) PLOT diPLOmaT

Reference List

Gold = OR, Revolutionary = CHE, Directions = E,S, Ward = ENT, Dead = D, Prince = P, Nowadays = AD, Indian = IN, The in German = DER, Small = S, Boy = B, Woman = W, Learner = L, Military Policeman = MP, Hot = H