No 14642, Tuesday 18 Nov 2025, Incognito

Solution to 27A 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

1   Hidden a foam cudgel when travelling? (11) CAMOUFLAGED*

9   Fliers going round air terminal getting drinks (5) BEERS {BEE{aiR}S}

10 Had sample altered to produce light fitting (9) LAMPSHADE*

11 Took away sailor's treatise lying with editor (10) ABSTRACTED {ABS}{TRACT}{ED}

12 Chinese chairman consumes king fish (4) MAKO {MA{K}O}

13 Setter leaving China, travelling to get egg and tortilla chip (5) NACHO {CHiNA}*{O}

15 Getting away from Spain and pacing around (8) ESCAPING {ES}{PACING*}

17 In front of barn, Indian woman endlessly pulped (8) SQUASHED {SHED}<=>{SQUAw}

19 Behind mine, territorial army makes bread (5) PITTA {PIT}{TA}

22 Between 1,100 and 1,000 billion to produce rocket propelled weapon (1,1,1,1) I C B M {1}{C}{B}{M}

23 Veerappan is excited to capture saint when releasing a race driver (10) VERSTAPPEN {VEERAPPaN}* over {ST}

26 Chapati is rolled around old and large sausage (9) CHIPOLATA {CHIP{O}{L}ATA*}

27 Hot when full, but cold when initial two-fifths is thrown away (5) S?I?Y (Addendum - SPICY spICY - See comments)

28 Animals and pagan saint circle around heart of goddess (5,6) GIANT PANDAS {PAGAN+SAINT}* over {godDess}

DOWN

1   Revolutionary paramilitary organisation's game (5) CHESS {CHE}{SS}

2   Rapidly increases hotel space in ship following Greek letter (9) MUSHROOMS {H}{ROOM} in {SS} after {MU}

3   What you might need to do before removing shoes? Messily clean university first... (6) UNLACE {CLEAN+Un...y}*

4   After fifty one, male lovingly strokes molluscs (7) LIMPETS {LI}{M}{PETS}

5   With fuel, Henry makes wide cut (4) GASH {GAS}{H}

6   Playwright admits art is destroyed (9) DRAMATIST*

7   Get damaged boat in (6) OBTAIN*

8   Kelvin is captured by gnome sailing in river (6) MEKONG {ME{K}ONG*}

14 Awkwardly climb rung going to pieces (9) CRUMBLING*

16 Valued IDs appear to be forged (9) APPRAISED*

17 Exchange cane (6) SWITCH [DD]

18 Girl hugged by heartless animal is graceful (7) ELEGANT {ELEp{G}hANT} 

20 Puts new napkin initially in soya sauce and irritates (6) ANNOYS {N}{Na...n} in {SOYA}*

21 South African Bantu people and volunteers capture bird (6) TSWANA {T{SWAN}A}

24 American tax authority is after Pennsylvania couples (5) PAIRS {IRS}<=>{PA}

25 Furniture from El Paso factory (4) SOFA 

Reference List

Sailor = AB, Editor = ED, King = K, Spain = ES, Old = O, Large = L, Hotel = H, Ship = SS, Male = M, Henry = H, Kelvin = K, Girl = G, Volunteers = TA(Territorial Army)