No 14844, Monday 13 Jul 2026, Incognito

Solution to 4D 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 answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

8   Repeat, "E for ____" (4) ECHO [DD]

9   Lather bubbling forth (5) FROTH*

10 Pours tea on top of saucer and consumes (4) EATS {TEA*}{Sa...r}

11 Place to keep horses from second list (6) STABLE {S}{TABLE}

12 Owed mint production for unproductive period (8) DOWNTIME*

13 Simmers esculents to some extent and dips (8) IMMERSES [T]

15 Uncannily Easter lily breaks into pieces in absence of salt (6) EERILY {EastER+lILY}

17 Gives air-conditioning cables (7) ACCORDS {AC}{CORDS}

19 Set down reason: "Rib case is broken" (7) ASCRIBE*

22 Peril from violent gander (6) DANGER*

24 Tell, "Rosy damaged vehicles" (8) TROLLEYS*

26 Forged notes with Scotsman and European (8) ESTONIAN {NOTES*}{IAN}

28 Sit back, with a north European beverage (6) TISANE {SIT<=}{A}{N}{E}

30 Challenge from Kakinada region (4) DARE [T]

31 Trendy to be in vessel and sea-craft (5) SHIPS {S{HIP}S}

32 Cupid shreds rose (4) EROS*

DOWN

1   Caledonian manages cost! (4) SCOT*

2   After a second, silly Romeo accepts British hat (8) SOMBRERO {S}{OM{BR}ERO*}

3   In absence of in-charge, officers produce tenders (6) OFFERS OFFicERS

4   Female deity and Greek leader on strange English ship (7) ?O?D?S? (Addendum - GODDESS {Gr..k}{ODD}{E}{SS} - See comments)

5   Thick soups that cowherds produce (8) CHOWDERS*

6   Landlord's communication (6) LETTER [DD]

7   Something to split found in Muscat, Oman (4) ATOM [T]

14 Excitedly came across head of caliphate in holy city (5) MECCA {CAME}* over {Ca...e}

16 Campaign in the foyer (5) LOBBY [DD]

18 Most unclean red tits fly around island (8) DIRTIEST {RED+TITS}* over {I}

20 At end of dinner, she lied cunningly, "Enjoyed" (8) RELISHED {d...eR}{SHE+LIED}*

21 Silent characters going around college, producing means of reproduction (7) STENCIL {STEN{C}IL*}

23 What a crazy lover might do when after girl? (6) GROVEL {LOVER}*<=>{G} &lit

25 Dull-witted subordinate moving around after dropping dinar (6) OBTUSE {SUBOrdinaTE}*

27 Cover for wound from barricades raider leaves in disarray (4) SCAB {BarriCAdeS}*

29 Gas none may produce (4) NEON*

Reference List

Second = S, Scotsman = IAN, North = N, European = E, English = E, Vessel = SS, Ship= SS, British = BR, In-charge = IC, Island = I, College = C