No 14783, Saturday 02 May 2026, Incognito

 ACROSS
8 A student leaves Salem, India in a type of truck (4) SEMI {SalEM}{I}

9 Thai travels around one Caribbean country (5) HAITI {THAI}* around {I}

10 Lake that is next to latter part of river (4) ERIE {IE}<=>{rivER}
11 9 flying around model island (6) TAHITI {HAITI}* around {T}

12 Serpent from broken down tipper encircles 6 (3,5) PIT VIPER {TIPPER}* around {VI}
13 Direct, //"Nothing to be added to drink"(8) STRAIGHT [DD]
15 Confused, Greta follows team leader's goal (6) TARGET {GRETA*}<=>{Team}
17 State: "Mona hugs Brown" (7) MONTANA {MON{TAN}A}
19 Facial expression from stern and highly successful fighter pilot (7) GRIMACE {GRIM}{ACE}
22 Rose // climbed (4,2) WENT UP [DD]
24 On secret agents having temperature in breaks (8) RESPITES {RE}{SPI{T}ES}
26 Indian make up?(3,5) WAR PAINT [CD]

28 Adds, "Kid is no longer asleep" (4,2) TOTS UP {TOT'S}{UP}
30 Arabic leader's French friend is at end of pier (4) AMIR {AMI}{pieR}
31 Ship //  some tailoring material (5) LINER [DD]
32 Stagger // in // short video (4) REEL [DD]

DOWN
1 Wrongly gave a star (4) VEGA*

2 Watchful soldier initially living wildly after losing bearing(8) VIGILANT {ANT}<=>{LIVInG}*
3 Drawing back, throw gin cocktail (6) SHYING {SHY}{GIN*}
4 Argument from princess? Terribly upset! (7) DISPUTE {DI}{UPSET*}
5 Perhaps what Hitler's steno called him? (8) DICTATOR [CD]
6 Spanish gentleman hugging setter is an old person (6) SENIOR {SEN{I}OR}
7 Take on rent in Sitamarhi region (4) HIRE [T]
14 Them having a type of shirt and hosiery item (5) THOSE {T}{HOSE}
16 Dash, perhaps, in front of church with English host of a ceremony (5) EMCEE {EM}{CE}{E}
18 I stun pal dancing for weddings (8) NUPTIALS*
20 Wetness from our items going bad (8) MOISTURE*
21 Act before nurse (7) PRETEND {PRE}{TEND}
23 Animals from Paris round about appearing after tea, I hear (6) TAPIRS {PARIS*}<=>{T}(~TEA)

25 God took seat on pot(6) SATURN {SAT}{URN}

27 Top class manuscript ends (4) AIMS {AI}{MS}
29 Consumed and sued wrongly (4) USED*

REFERENCE LIST

Student=L, One=I, That is=ie (id est), Model=T, Six=VI, On=Re, Temperature=T, Bearing= N (North) , Setter=I, Dash=Em, Church=CE, English=E, Top Class=AI, Manuscript=MS.

No 14782, Friday 01 May 2026, Arden

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ACROSS

1   Man in the White House blasted and told to sit on his haunches (6,5)  DONALD TRUMP {AND+TOLD}*{RUMP}

7   Openers bowled out - googly for Marsh (3) BOG Acrostic

9   Periodical with nice centrespread, enchanting (5) MAGIC {MAG}{nICe}

10 Look, try how to make it fit for flying (9) AIRWORTHY {AIR}{TRY+HOW}*

11 Gin bottles - I'm good working on beds (9) GARDENING {G{ARDEN}IN}{G}

12 Make amends during lunch time (5) ATONE {AT ONE}

13 Come-back star, again falls (7) NIAGARA [T<=]

15 Three cycling, find civic unrest (4) TRIO (+t)TRIO(-t) Clue leads to RIOT!

18 I offer in the same place (4) IBID {I}{BID}

20 There is money in sugar and pepper (7) CAYENNE {CA{YEN}NE}

23 Neat guide (5) STEER [DD}

24 Emboss over lace inlay found on dinner tables (5,4) PLACE MATS {STAMP<=} over {LACE} 

26 Bans mob, agrees to disperse (9) EMBARGOES*

27 Story about an Indian antelope... (5) SAIGA {SA{I}GA}

28 .. the climax in the story (3)  TOR [HIPS]

29 Little overreach perhaps helps you see things clearly (6,5) SEARCH LIGHT {S{REACH*}LIGHT}

DOWN

1   Mother's getting old - it's playing havoc (8) DAMAGING {DAM}{AGING}

2   West African country in a soup (8) NIGERIAN {NIGER}{IN+A}*

3   Small becomes large - it's still money (5) LUCRE (-s+l)LUCRE

4   One stops running trains for royalty (7) TSARINA {A} in {TRAINS}*

5   Honest state gets conservative support (7) UPRIGHT {UP}{RIGHT}

6   For a supporter it's an unknown expletive (9) PROFANITY {PRO}{FAN}{IT}{Y}

7   It's crazy, taking half an hour is a let-down (6) BATHOS {BAT{HOur}S}

8   The Greek has cross eyes like the 'old faithful' in Yellowstone (6) GEYSER {G{EYES*}R}

14 Cautionary signal before Green and Red is called floating gold (9) AMBERGRIS {AMBER}{G}{R}{IS}

16 Said to be wanting - making some dough? (8) KNEADING (~needing)

17 Winger's way to block merchant's rise (8) REDSTART {ST} in {TRADER<=}

19 Envoy's detailed charter (7) DIPLOMA DIPLOMAt

20 Girl in central information commission is model (7) CLASSIC {C{LASS}IC}

21 Characteristic of a religious order to keep quiet (6) ASPECT {A}{S{P}ECT}

22 One from North Africa is right, repeatedly (6) BERBER {BE}{R}{BE}{R}

25 Stand inside a select group (5) EASEL [T]

Reference List

Good = G, Indian = I, Mother = DAM, Small = S, Large = L, Unknown = Y, Greek = GR, Green = G, Red = R, Way = ST, Quiet = P, Right = R