No 12745, Wednesday 02 October 2019, Incognito

ACROSS
8 Yankee heads Goa Travels' Indian exercise discipline? (4) YOGA [Yankee + GOA*]
9 Direction shown by Ross' outhouse (5) SOUTH [T]
10 Terrible Russian – one leading spearhead (4) IVAN [1 + VAN]
11 Adventurous Sam left roving submarine at sultanate (6) BRUNEI [sUBmaRINE]*

12 Portrayed ancient resident of Scotland, indeed (8) DEPICTED [PICT inside DEED]
13 Fight couple of girls during Ulster rioting (8) STRUGGLE [Girl Girl inside ULSTER*]
15 Worried maharanis ran away displaying non-violence (6) AHIMSA [MAHAranIS]*
17 Great soul's headgear is in possession of mummy (7) MAHATMA [HAT inside MAMA]

 19 Spinner's Chinese boat has anchor in the front (7) CHARKHA [CHinese + ARK + Has + Anchor]
22 On board, Kane creeps and moves stealthily (6) SNEAKS [KANE* inside SteamShip]
24 Excitedly bid space in cyclerickshaws (8) PEDICABS [BID SPACE]*

 26 Drug returned around beginning of August by Scotsman to caretaker (8) GUARDIAN [DRUG <= outside August + IAN]
28 Attorney sprinkles holy water ... not hot (6) LAWYER [hoLY WAtER]*
30 Endlessly obstruct coalition (4) BLOC [BLOCk]
31 Two score plus ten and half of 4 (5) FIFTY [2x20 + 10]
32 Strand Ray on retirement on Nancowry at first (4) YARN [RAY<= + Nancowry]

DOWN
1 Ms Derek meets queen and settler from Transvaal (4) BOER [BO + Elizabeth Regina]
2 Vehicle with new and initially unused buffing agent – a type of wax (8) CARNAUBA [CAR + New + Unused Buffing Agent]. First A from?

3 Requesting for information in the position of monarch (6) ASKING [AS KING]
4 Barbarian revolutionary/red at last scored century (7) HUNDRED [HUN + RED* + scoreD]
5 Flogs, resulting in neck injury (8) WHIPLASH [DD]?
6 Fruit landed with energy (6) LITCHI [LIT + CHI]
7 Stick tin on wolverine's tail (4) CANE [CAN + wolverinE]
14 Coach // Teach (5) TRAIN [DD]
16 Indian gentleman has rejected Indian boss initially (5) SAHIB [HAS<= + Indian + Boss]
18 Sort of upper-lip possessed by masters and dogs? (8) MASTIFFS [STIFF inside MAS]

20 Car reverses and yaws badly around eastern channel carrying water (8) RACEWAYS [CAR<= + YAWS* outside Eastern]
21 Pins new product as part of brand extension strategy (4-3) SPIN-OFF [PINS*]
23 Lion sent from wild California to its native continent, perhaps (6) AFRICA [CAliFoRnIA]*
25 Yes, lad collapsed, resulting in hold-ups (6) DELAYS [YES LAD]*
27 Intoxicated guy having a bit of lemonade is not handsome (4) UGLY [GUY* outside Lemonade]
29 Buck loses head, Lord (4) EARL [pEARL]
 

No 12744, Tuesday 01 Oct 2019, xChequer

Across

7. Signifying all points here are points of no return? (3-3) ONE-WAY (CD)
8. Let us fancy Holmes primarily is Sherlock (6) SLEUTH {LET+US*}{Holmes}
10. Change agent's say well begun work right during upswing (3,5) NEW BROOM {NEW}{B{R}OOM} New from? {doNE}{W} {B{R}OOM} See comments
11. Produces vessel to drink hock (6) SPAWNS {S{PAWN}S}
12. Object of logging in: 'ribald erotica'? (5) ALDER (T)
14. Still wearing passed on baby's clothes (7) LAYETTE {LA{YET}TE}
15. New debate, one my university arranged in private (7,3,3,2) BETWEEN YOU AND ME {NEW+DEBATE+ONE+MY+U*}
18. Recipe for disaster in a mule swiping ecstasy (7) FORMULA {FOR}{A+MULe*}
19. Indication of sex education allowing us to get integrated (5) FUSED {F}{US}{ED}
20. Pass cut slice of meat (6) COLLOP  {COL}{LOP}
21. Still air forming a barrier to energy layer (4,4) EVEN THEN {{E}{VEN T}{HEN}}
23. Son breaking rule has to quit (6) RESIGN {RE{S}IGN}
24. Group of horses united in armed offensive (6) REMUDA {U} in {ARMED*}

Down

1. What it may be for introvert to mature, getting an element of assurance (8) COVERAGE {COVER}{AGE}
2. Angelica possibly, or some other babe (4) HERB (T)
3. Smack one forsaking white knight (6) SAVOUR {SAViOUR}
4. Line, by use, so reproduced in reaction to sneeze (5,3) BLESS YOU {L+BY+USE+SO*} &lit
5. Item in tea service beginning to grill, so turn gas off (5,5) SUGAR TONGS {Grill+SO+TURN+GAS*}
6. Referring to source as gutless creature (6) WHENCE Anno not clear {WHEN}{CreaturE} See comments
9. Selfsame icy forms in some emoticons (6,5) SMILEY FACES {SELFSAME+ICY*}
13. Thermos said to be outstanding, having far-flung, large demand (5,5) DEWAR FLASK {~DUE}{FAR*}{L}{ASK}
16. Coach and train English to crack some centuries, say (8) EQUIPAGE {E}{QUIP}{AGE}
17. Award winning, extremely impressive victory of ancient times (8) MEDIEVAL {MED{ImpressivE}{V}AL}
18. Stories of fires regularly spread by wind (6) FLOORS {Fi{LOO}ReS}
19. Enemies of enemy firing the last shot (6) FOEMEN {OF+ENEMy*}
22. Twig basket? (4) TRUG {T}{RUG} &lit