No 11076, Monday 05 May 2014, Incognito

Around the world across clues with Incognito.

ACROSS

7    Secure an animal insignia (4) SEAL [MD]

8    Tell endlessly, for starters, a new girl about national airline to a promised land (9) TELANGANA {TELl}{A}{N}{G}{A}{N}{A}

10  Disheartened Benegal in this region of the Indian subcontinent (6) BENGAL BENeGAL

11  Left upper-class girl in a country (8) PORTUGAL {PORT}{U}{GAL}

12  Spike soda cocktail in an island (8) BARBADOS {BARB}{SODA*}

14  City where planes are built (6) NAPLES*

16  Following an infant, Don leaves London for Hammurabi's capital (7) BABYLON {BABY}{LONdon}

18  American state that was once a part of the Soviet Union? (7) GEORGIA [DD]

21  Lebanese city with cove path, we hear (6) BEIRUT (~bay route)

23, 30 Location for some sports - polo, maybe (8,4) SWIMMING POOL {POLO*}

25  A Chartered Accountant firm admits leaders of power utility licensee in Mexico (8) ACAPULCO {A}{CA}{P}{U}{L}CO}

27  Confused Thai takes it back to Pacific island (6) TAHITI {THAI*}{TI<=}

29  State: "Look, I got into the United States on Indian Airlines carrying sodium" (9) LOUISIANA {LO}{U{I}S}{IA}{NA}

30  See 23

DOWN

1    Rare mead brewed in South American region (8) DEMERARA*

2    Creature that might come out of a gun (4) SLUG [DD]

3    Oil spilled on street at beginning of day, stupid! (6) STOLID {ST}{OIL*}{D}

4    Mad fat spy takes rookie for aerobatic display (7) FLYPAST {F{L}YPAST*}

5    Hold spellbound at the entry point (8) ENTRANCE [DD]

6    Osibisa percussionist 'Potato' lost his head to bachelor in a port on the Caspian Sea (4) BAKU (-d+b)BAKU

9    Not sleeping during a ceremony for the dead (5) AWAKE {A}{WAKE}

13  RAF left February aerobatics to purchaser (5) BUYER fEBRUarY*

15  Feast of Lots is observed in Puri marketplace (5) PURIM [T]

17  Do better balancing an egg on a damaged cutlass (8) OUTCLASS {O}{CUTLASS*}

19  10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0, ________, Lift off (8) IGNITION [GK]

20  Mince oracle's fish (7) ESCOLAR*

22  Do exceedingly well at one time church lesson at first (5) EXCEL {EX}{CE}{L}

24  This may contain papers needing your attention about train derailment at yard (2-4) IN-TRAY {IN-TRA*}{Y}

Cartoon by Rishi

26  Transfer liquid for the French (4) POUR [DD]

28  Initially, Head Office police sergeant jumps (4) HOPS {H}{O}{P}{S}

Special, Sunday 04 May 2014, Afterdark

Three answers per commenter (with annotations) upto 6 PM.

ACROSS

1    Pet girl and young tailor make a piece of garment (5,6)

7    Avoid heroin, send drink (3)

9    Out of print note about light (5)

10  Complicated open-heart surgery makes sick greyhen extinct animal (9)

11  Angry telecaster sacked trainee and extras (2,7)

12  Actually cravat conceals different fabric (5)

13  Flute played outside World Body is melodious (7)

15  King's book on lease (4)

18  First-class, detailed and precise (4)

20  Redesigned workout king swapped with knight is obselete (7)

23  Anger crazy young man spitting chewing gum (5)

24  Shake mate in a mess to hurry (4,5)

26  Roughen bi, queer who lives next door (9)

27  Emasculate and behead the sniper (5)

28  Appearance of big German missed (3)

29  Desire setter harboured is strong about missing husband's accomplishment (11)

DOWN

1    Press release on rewritten poetry earns wealth (8)

2    Detecting no spasm before gin cocktail (8)

3    Yes, talk about missing Australian vessel (5)

4    Risk losing article of emperor (7)

5    Redress malfunctioning of furniture (7)

6    Antelope all over the place, though unknown in celestial body (9)

7    Look for ocean right of the church (6)

8    Dock gangster at the gate (6)

14  Plant false history in assemblies, no alternative! (9)

16  NSE lost commonsense in a frenzy, in a soup (8)

17  Detain alien in a large network (8)

19  Huge insect following scholar on road (7)

20  Eater OK about getting a shrub (3,4)

21  Start to praise endlessly on the point Switzerland took (6)

22  Single had nothing coming back in staying connected (6)

25  Keep animal right outside and get censor certificate (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at the following link ADB 15

Enjoy.