No 14248, Thursday 08 Aug 2024, Incognito

Solution to 6D 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   Hood's whiskey consumed by military officer (4) COWL {CO{W}L}

9   People who turn up at programmes and people who look after them (10) ATTENDANTS [DD]

10 End silly war with little dog (4,2) WRAP UP {WAR*}{PUP}

11 Pace won't change in city (4,4) CAPE TOWN*

12 Bewitch portal (8) ENTRANCE [DD]

14 Now that chap starts to relay enamelled stick (6) ADHERE {AD}{HE}{Re..y}{En...d}

16 After 51, military policeman's droopy (4) LIMP {LI}{MP}

17 Snap short bread with king (5) BREAK {BREAd}{K}

18 Assist in satchel preparation (4) HELP {T]

19 Commander in chief captures the French Resistance clergyman (6) CLERIC {C{LE}{R}IC}

21 No surety is required to be arranged for contests (8) TOURNEYS*

23 Wrongly aid flier to get a place to take off, perhaps (8) AIRFIELD*

26 Heart-breaking new city (6) TEHRAN {HEART*}{N}

27 Endlessly Cortes' travels amid undulating dunes alone (10) UNESCORTED {CORTEs} in {DUNES}*

28 Looks at frozen water, I hear (4) EYES (~ice)

DOWN

1   Copious rot arose before latrine renovation (10) TORRENTIAL {ROT<=}{LATRINE*}

2   Applaud and reject part? Nonsense! (8) CLAPTRAP {CLAP}{{PART<=}

3   A member of parliament in room for relaxation is wet (6) DAMPEN {D{A}{MP}EN}

4   Notice centre of the ear (4) OTIC nOTICe

5   Retort and pans (4,4) SNAP BACK {PANS}<=

6   Aunt dancing in front of church may be this type of girl (6) ?A?T?H (Addendum - NAUTCH {AUNT*}{CH} - See comments)

7   Dish that's a little soupy and wet, in retrospect (4) STEW {So..y}{WET<=}

13 Choose delectable part (5) ELECT [T]

15 Rarely aces run in competitions where everyone, except the final ones, does not aim to reach the finish line (5,5) RELAY RACES* 

17 Famous composer's role is changed for a single man (8) BACHELOR {BACH}{ROLE*}

18 Chinese guys chasing female accomplices (8) HENCHMEN {CH}{MEN}<=>{HEN}

20 Reject garbage (6) REFUSE [DD]

22 Learners leave unrestrainedly, disorganised and messy (6) UNTIDY UNresTraIneDlY

24 Hostelries in two directions (4) INNS {IN}{N}{S}

25 Some things to connect... (4) DOTS Rebus

Reference List

Whiskey = W, Now = AD, King = K, Commander in Chief = CIC, The in French = LE, Resistance = R, CHurch = CH, Chinese CH, Directions = N,S

No 14247, Wednesday 07 Aug 2024, Incognito

Solution to 6D 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   Alien captures team? Way to go! (4) EXIT {E{XI}T}

9   Bigger embrace by queen (5) HUGER {HUG}{ER}

10 Breaking law with small tools (4) AWLS {LAW*}{S}

11 Stellar part of last rally (6) ASTRAL [T]

12 Covers changing uncle's id (8) INCLUDES*

13 I.e., with addition of sulphur, fossil crumbles without luminance and turns into bony material (8) OSSIFIES {IE+S+FOSSIl}*

15 Zip around French friend and relatives (6) FAMILY {F{AMI}LY}

17 American president takes wedding oath in Samurai code (7) BUSHIDO {BUSH}{I DO}

19 Clergymen going around circles (7) CLERICS*

22 Turn, say, hen into animals (6) HYENAS*

24 Experts hold sand awkwardly (3,5) OLD HANDS*

26 Virginia and Georgia have affinity for tramp (8) VAGABOND {VA}{GA}{BOND}

28 Catch parent going astray (6) ENTRAP*

30 Fuel company gets aluminium (4) COAL {CO}{AL}

31 Clear 6 after 6 before five hundred (5) VIVID {VI}{VI}{D}

32 Tidy animal (4) NEAT [DD]

DOWN

1   Line for folding A6 backwards? (4) AXIS {A}{SIX<=}

2   Stellar denizen of the sea (8) STARFISH [{CD]

3   Kind of pepper from mount in outskirts of Chennai (6) CHILLI {Che{HILL}nnaI}

4   Once more, saint is not favourable (7) AGAINST {AGAIN}{ST}

5   Greek champ starts to feel uniquely lithe and elegant (8) GRACEFUL {GR}{ACE}Feel}{Un...y}{Li..e}

6   Cleaner? It's nothing, really! (6) ?A?U?M (Addendum - VACUUM [DD] - See comments )

7   Hear insect and run away (4) FLEE (~flea)

14 Possibly dusty den (5) STUDY*

16 Very clear! I hear "Lucy... with diamonds" (5) LUCID {(~lucy)LUCI}{D}

18 Daughter is beginning to sense love going wrong... Terminate... (8) DISSOLVE {D}{IS}{Se..e}{LOVE*}

20 Giving a response on thespian's performance (8) REACTING {RE}{ACTING}

21 After 2/5th of month, wrinkled old valet not permitted in European country (7) MOLDOVA {MOnth}{OLD*}{VAlet}

23 New year arrangement covers a bit of liquor... almost... (6) NEARLY {N}{EAR{Li...r}Y*}

25 Fears doctor with extraordinarily acute diagnostic skills, for starters (6) DREADS {DR}{Ex...y}{Ac..e}{Di....c}{Sk...s}

27 Small part of tomato masala (4) ATOM [T]

29 Leaving saloon, Barbara dances for Middle Easterner (4) ARAB barBARA*

Reference List

Alien = ET, Team = XI, Queen = ER, Small = S, Luminance = L, French friend = AMI, Five hundred = D, Saint = ST, Diamonds = D, Daughter = D, On = RE, New = N