No 14932, Monday 26 Oct 2026,

Solution to 12A 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   Meet, by accident, vagrant with piebald horse (Continued in 10 Across) (4,4)  BUMP INTO {BUM}{PINTO}

9   One shaping lawn is a relative by marriage (2-3) IN-LAW {1}{LAWN}*

10 See 8 (4)

11 Excited pooch carrying new garment (6) PONCHO {PO{N}CHO*}

12 Musical composition, that to some extent, is fake (8) S?M?H?N? 

13 Mark goes around one premier tech institute and produces sword (8) SCIMITAR {SC{1}{MIT}AR}

15 Come out, European, and join (6) EMERGE {E}{MERGE}

17 Movement from trains running on time (7) TRANSIT {TRAINS*}{T}

19 Sinatra danced... He is skilled at his work... (7) ARTISAN*

22 German father's wish (6) DESIRE {DE}{SIRE}

24 Shake... shake own beaky facial feature (4,4) HAWK NOSE*

26 Spring-loaded hatch, perhaps, made from rotor pad (4,4) TRAP DOOR*

28 Well known Hun expelling nob in battalion restructuring (6) ATTILA {bATTALIon}* 

30 Honey... it's expensive! (4) DEAR [DD]

31 Girl with anchor is a spectral creature (5) GHOST {G}{HOST}

32 Robs drinking vessels (4) MUGS [DD]

DOWN

1   Small vehicle from Australia starts to teeter oddly (4) AUTO {AU}{Te...r}{Od..y}

2   Menaces horribly, capturing initially pacific astronauts (8) SPACEMEN {MENACES}* over {Pa...c}

3   Abstain from drink having iodine (3,3) SIT OUT {S{I}TOUT}

4   Erratic source around lake results in shutdown (7) CLOSURE {C{L}OSURE*}

5   West, with armies, destroyed Bikini, for example (8) SWIMWEAR {W+W+ARMIES}*

6   Fruit from Chile, perhaps, with energy (6) LICHEE {CHILE*}{E}

7   Hastening, carrying a gun (4) STEN [HIPS]

14 Swear, "Dog's excited initially" (5) CURSE {CUR'S}{Ex...d}

16 Girl chased by running ants and other insects (5) GNATS {G}{ANTS*}

18 "Rock" handling equipment in bar (3,5) ICE TONGS [CD]

20 Excitedly, I mention, "Immediately" (2,2,4) IN NO TIME*

21 Company possesses musical instrument and lightweight Indian bed (7) CHARPOY {C{HARP}OY} 

23 Meaning get from another country (6) IMPORT [DD]

25 Anger about one spirit (6) WRAITH {WRA{1}TH}

27 Bird from Jaipur he aided (4) RHEA [T]

29 Bingo's 11 pairs of supporters (4) LEGS [GK/DD]

Reference List

New = N, European = E, Time = T, German = DE, Girl = G, Australia = AU, Drink = STOUT, Iodine = I, Lake = L, West = W, With = W, Energy = E