No 12798, Thursday 05 Dec 2019, Incognito

ACROSS
8   Gazed about, after girl left, in stupor (4) DAZE gAZED*
9   She regularly takes off, and sometimes, feeds people (10) AIRHOSTESS [CD]
10 When hovering, I can be found here (6) MIDAIR (Addendum - A{I}R [C&DD] - See comments)
11 Reserve mechanical device for academic (8) BOOKWORM {BOOK}{WORM}
12 Inconsequential matter? Not French child (8) NONISSUE {NON}{ISSUE}
14 City side rebuilt for women (6) LADIES {LA}{SIDE*}
16 King, knight and English explorer’s first joint (4) KNEE {K}{N}{E}{Ex...s}
17 Perspiration produced by wife in chair (5) SWEAT {S{W}EAT}
18 Remedy for scoundrel with energy (4) CURE {CUR}{E}
19 Also dances on bar (6) SALOON {ALSO*}{ON}
21 Sign to stop! Bordellos are in this district! (3,5) RED LIGHT [DD]
23 Other woman has highway tension (8) MISTRESS {M1}{STRESS}
26 Top dress is worn by a couple of men (6) SUMMIT {SU{MM}IT}
27 Au (Australian) soldier is a fortune hunter (4,6) GOLD DIGGER {GOLD}{DIGGER}
28 Again, one leaves and walks around tribal (4) NAGA AGAiN*

DOWN
1   Hide Arab's first letter in grain in a state in America (10) CALIFORNIA {C{ALIF}ORN}{IA} (Addendum - {C{ALIF}ORN}{I'}{A} -  See comments)
2   Less than 0? No! (8) NEGATIVE [DD]
3   Nomad Rastafarian’s city of old (6) MADRAS [T]
4   Worm food (4) GRUB [DD]
5   Cooked moong with a bit of lemon, onion and tomato for person knowing only one tongue (8) MONOGLOT {MOONG*}{Le..n}{On..n}{To...o}
6   Drunken editor chases West at sea (6) STEWED {WEST*}{ED}
7   King’s star exploded (4) TSAR*
13 Leader seen amongst native meerkats (5) EMEER [T]
15 Heartbroken over fishes and creatures on this planet (10) EARTHLINGS {HEART*}{LINGS}
17 Fears sin, resorts to font (8) SANSERIF*
18 Hooligan has got energy, at first, to hold male type of squirrel (8) CHIPMUNK {CHI}{P{M}UNK}
20 Sets of eight — month’s promotions (6) OCTADS {OCT}{ADS}
22 Want to dump master in a river? (6) DESIRE {DE{SIR}E}
24 Criminal chases setter’s idol (4) ICON {I}{CON}
25 Oxygen added after gas is pumped back to make tapioca product (4) SAGO {GAS<=}{O}

Reference List
Girl = G, King = K, Knight = N, English = E, Wife = W, Energy = E, Highway = M1, Men = M, Editor = ED, Energy = CHI, Male = M, Setter = I, Oxygen = O

No 12797, Wednesday 04 Dec 2019, Neyartha

Poor network here so will not adding any links and pictures today and tomorrow.

ACROSS
1   Manage to get a part of the fist in front of the inept individual (11) KNUCKLEHEAD {HEAD}<=>{KNUCKLE}
9   Jedi, fierce, hiding an inspiring instructor (7) EDIFIER [T]
10 Recall upset More logging into a Malaysian website (6) MEMORY {M{MORE*}Y}
11 Disagree after the force removes Charlie in the blink of an eye (5) FLASH (-c+f)FLASH
12 Solid agreement (7) COMPACT [DD]
15 Leaders of the firm are shrewd, tactful, and swift (4) FAST Acrostic
16 Offend the Pole in the midst of the drunken strangers (10) TRANSGRESS {TRAN{S}GRESS*}
18 Renter behind the perjury by the superior military officer (10) LIEUTENANT {TENANT}<=>{LIE}{U}
20 Overheard the Scottish inventor’s incredulous shout (4) WHAT (~watt)
23 Individual in good standing? (7) UPRIGHT [C&DD]
24 Imperial decree making a queen leave with a surprised squeak (5) UKASE SqUEAK*
26 Confident that the dried-up copper has been locked up (6) SECURE {SE{CU}RE}
27 Finger-operated stopper returned after Gita comes in (7) DIGITAL {DI{GITA}L<=}
28 Tensely sail out to get deep down (11) ESSENTIALLY*

DOWN
2   Dissenting chorus on the radio with some animal sounds (6) NEIGHS (~nays)
3   Witty joker discarded hard beet (4) CARD ChARD
4   Spoofing a parliamentarian acting after eating egg and fish outside (10) LAMPOONING {L{A}{MP}{O{O}N}ING}
5   A browser’s launch target? (4,4) HOME PAGE [CD]
6   Softly removed peculiar contraption on the outer ear (7) AURICLE pECULIAR*
7   Oddly knew of the noisy fight after the female’s entry resulting in a disruption (9) KERFUFFLE {KnEw}{R{F}UFFLE}
8   Celebrity shortened a round thin wooden strip for some hospital signs (6) VITALS {VIp}{SLAT<=}
13 Circus hen played with the model to get the potato chips that one might prefer the most (10) CRUNCHIEST{CIRCUS+HEN}*{T}
14 Revolutionary trial (with identity undergoing turmoil at the end) on an unknown insect (6,3) TSETSE FLY {TEST<=}{SEL<=>F}{Y}
17 A dry diet developed after considering universal opinion (8) ATTITUDE {A}{TT}{IT{U}DE*}
19 Brisk state (7) EXPRESS [DD]
21 A shift from the right to the left is needed in the open fireplace for well-being (6) HEALTH HEA(-r+l)LTH
22 Club’s support from the south is behind the second helping for a cow (6) CUDGEL {LEG<=} after {CUD}
25 Part of the wide-angle lens coverage shows the light bulb in a presentation (4) IDEA [T]

Reference List
 Force = F, Charlie = C, Pole = S, Superior = U, Queen = Q, Hard = H, Softly = P, Female = F, Model = T, Unknown = Y, Dry = TT, Universal = U, Right = R, Left = L