No 12152, Thursday 02 Nov 2017, Lightning

ACROSS
1   Minor army unit? (8) INFANTRY {INFANT}RY RY from?
5   One’s property in Sri Lanka, say (6) ISLAND {1'S}{LAND}
9   Predict beginnings of cyclone arriving in jungle (8) FORECAST {FORE{Cy...e}{Ar...g}ST}
10 Merger for the most part upset returning leader (6) FUSION {FUSs}{NO1<=}
12 Stop right outside batsman’s line (5) CEASE CrEASE
13 Punishment in court’s final ruling very detached (9) INTERDICT {IN}{c..rT}{vERDICT}
14 Storm about most bold leaders’ bet (6) GAMBLE {GA{Most}{Bold}LE}
16 Lighter moment in Sicilian capital (7) PALERMO {PALER}{MO}
19 Agreement from firm parliamentarian joining operation (7) COMPACT {CO}{MP}{ACT}
21 Large accessory for celebrity (6) BIGWIG {BIG}{WIG}
23 Team drill arranged on exercise equipment (9) TREADMILL*
25 Come about havoc curtailed somewhat (5) OCCUR [T]
26 Sailors put together deposit (6) TARTAR {TAR}{TAR}
27 Food healthy for so long (8) FAREWELL {FARE}{WELL}
28 Brash face, part cocky, on the edge (6) CHEEKY {CHEEK}{c..kY}
29 Levelling instrument perfectionist moved from last spot to third (8) STRICKLE {ST(+r)RICKLE(-r)

DOWN
1   Guess short court is dirty (6) INFECT {INFEr}{CT}
2   Broadcast a real firm warning signal (4,5) FIRE ALARM*
3   Hard breaking delightful recess (5) NICHE {NIC{H}E}
4   Break ceremony without extra-sensory perception (7) RESPITE {R{ESP}ITE}
6   Genuine support for fielder (6,3) SQUARE LEG {SQUARE} {LEG}
7   Losing diamonds, spontaneously one provides excuse (5) ALIBI {AdLIB}{1}
8   Work with country to get money for a cause (8) DONATION {DO}{NATION}
11 Refrain from rotating earthenware (4) STOP <=
15 Auditor’s listless stroll by path on seafront (9) BOARDWALK (~bored){BOARD}{WALK}
17 Hacker caught in reproducing ticket for future use (4,5) RAIN CHECK  {HACKER+C+IN}*
18 Joyous engineer at first characterised radio noise (8) ECSTATIC {E}{Ch...d}{STATIC}
20 Struggle with temperature to lubricate (4) TOIL {T}{OIL}
21 Heavy material in explosion around a lake (7) BALLAST {B{A}{L}LAST}
22 Framework in Greek and English houses incorrect (6) GRILLE {GR}{ILL}{E}
24 Letters from seer I examined are disturbing (5) EERIE [T]
25 Order fifty one daggers (5) OBELI {OBE}{LI}

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No 12151, Wednesday 01 Nov 2017, Incognito

 It's 6 on the 22 17 today

ACROSS
8   Mafia enforcer's headgear has a ring (4) CAPO {CAP}{O}
9   Disposes off, I hear, energy sources (5) CELLS (~sells)
10 Bad-looking, inebriated guy hugs lady (4) UGLY {UG{L}Y}
11 Repaired furniture without using fir? False (6) UNTRUE fURNiTUrE*
12 Design tower and dismantle (4,4) TEAR DOWN*
13 Novelist is thrice misquoted (8) CHRISTIE*
15 Revolutionary robs Chinese soup (6) BORSCH {ROBS*}{CH}
17 State old urge (7) EXPRESS {EX}{PRESS}
19 A Gallic building's icy cold (7) GLACIAL*
22 Amazing tenor hugs setter in Asia (6) ORIENT {OR{I}ENT*}
24 Walk into a river? That's a diplomatic initiative? (8) DEMARCHE {DE{MARCH}E}
26 Massive deficit in fuel (8) COLOSSAL {CO{LOSS}AL}
28 Dislike hire charged around Spain (6) RESENT {R{ES}ENT}
30 Western author's colour of hair in old age, perhaps (4) GREY (~gray)
31 Lawyer's yelling at first, "Flower!" (5) DAISY {DA}{IS}{Ye...g}

32 Test former lover by morning (4) EXAM {EX}{AM}

DOWN
1   Prominent water body (4) MAIN [DD]
2   Woo a queen's attendant (8) COURTIER {COURT}{1}{ER}
3   Swallow one cubic-centimetre ethyl pentanoate at first - before end of breakfast (6) ACCEPT {A}{CC}{Ethyl}{Pe,,,e}{b...sT}
4   Squash and some coffee in foreign surroundings (7) FLATTEN {LATTE} in {Fo...gN}
5   Constantinople's brown, tailless animal is in the lead (8) ISTANBUL {I}{TAN}{BULl}
6   Put down Red Rum ... Bottoms up! (6) MURDER [T<=]
7   Foot-rule's imperfection (4) FLAW {F}{LAW}
14 Her ex may be a bewitching person (5) HEXER*
16 Teacher's carriage (5) COACH [DD]
18 Reserve ideas (3-5) SET-ASIDE {IDEAS}* [RA]
20 Stroked and folded sarees before keeping in empty cupboard (8) CARESSED {SAREES}* in {Cu...rD}
21 Idli - add a bit of cilantro and lime chutney - finally mix it all up. That's perfect! (7) IDYLLIC {IDLI+Ci...o+Lime+c...eY}*
23 My peon is excited - he's a person after whom something is named (6) EPONYM*
25 Railway and tram return for suffering person (6) MARTYR {RY}{TRAM} <=
27 Go back on monster (4) OGRE {GO<=}{RE}
29 Cow is without water (4) NEAT [DD]

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