No 14699, Saturday 24 Jan 2026, Incognito

 ACROSS
8 In absence of wife, owner goes bonkers in city (4) RENO {OwNER}*
9 Lady dancing with new singer (5) DYLAN {LADY+N}*

10 Runs around vessels to keep the Ashes? (4) URNS*
11 Little dogs going around India in attractive posters (3-3) PIN-UPS {P{IN}UPS}
12 Spillage from intoxicated lover of women (8) OVERFLOW {LOVER OF W}*
13 Gets irritated about period at end of voyage in cheap accommodation (8) STEERAGE {GETS}* around {ERA}+voyagE
15 Some delay included in a kind of test results in harrowing situation (6) ORDEAL {DElay} in {ORAL}
17 Cricketer starting to take terrific interest in criminal group (7) GATTING {Take}{Terrific}{Interest} in {GANG}

19 Vole is running in part of garden, dear (7) BELOVED {VOLE}* in {BED}
22 Type of letter hidden in hospital icepacks (6) ITALIC [T]
24 They may have pipe dreams... (8) PLUMBERS [CD]
26 Broken knee lost in bony structure (8) SKELETON*
28 Goes in// and puts in cell (6) ENTERS [DD]
30 Animal from Kamareddy (4) MARE [HIPS]
31 Where birds may reside in cleanest surroundings (5) NESTS [T]
32 Sisters sauntering around without gaiters endlessly (4) NUNS {SAUNTERING}*

DOWN
1 Place to sleep with one bowler (4) BEDI {BED}{I}

2 Deed produced by guide covering university monument in the beginning (8) DOCUMENT {DOC{U}{Monument}ENT}
3 Port does as arranged (6) ODESSA*
4 Permitted flying owl to be caged in crooked deal (7) ALLOWED {OWL}* in {DEAL}*
5 Cover endless envy and run away to marry (8) ENVELOPE {ENVy}{ELOPE}
6 Polished editor chasing fan (6) BUFFED {ED}<=>{BUFF}
7 Short general leaving dungeon may reverse action (4) UNDO {DUNgeOn}*
14 Endless taste, including egg and roasted bread (5) TOAST {T{O}ASTe}
16 In absence of host, cook horse meat for ruler (5) AMEER {hoRsE MEAt}*
18 Notice wrongly displayed covering a new chemical (8) NICOTINE {NOTICE}* around {I}{N}
20 Small part inside O ring is going around (8) ORBITING {O R{BIT}ING}
21 Bridge is hot from Spain (7) SPANISH {SPAN}{IS}{H}
23 Flowers from lake on one extraordinary isle (6) LILIES {L}{I}{ISLE*}
25 Discomfort from wild sea in university navigation expedition, for starters (6) UNEASE {SEA}* in {U}{Navigation}{Expedition}
27 Katy counterfeited our neighbour's currency (4) KYAT*

29 Used a bell in Srirangam (4) RANG [HIPS]

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Wife=W, New=N, India=IN, Women=W, One=I, University=U, Editor=Ed, Egg=O, New=N, Hot=H.