No 13056, Friday 02 Oct 2020, Incognito

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ACROSS
7   West Indian lecturer left final testament (4) WILL {WI}{L}{L}
8   Loiter awkwardly behind tailless animal that can do various tasks (9) MULTIROLE {MULe}{LOITER*}
10 Irritated chimpanzee drops hot pin resulting in skin problem (6) ECZEMA ChiMpAnZEE*
11 Caracals scat? (8) WILDCATS {SCAT}* [RA]

12 Hard nail manufactured for Bannister (8) HANDRAIL*
14 Fight doctor wearing jacket (6) COMBAT {CO{MB}AT}
16 Injured Lithuanian releases Hun to Roman, perhaps (7) ITALIAN LIThuAnIAN*
18 Duo leave trade union organisation and climb aboard a railway carriage (7) ENTRAIN {TRAdE+uNIoN}*
21 John’s standing on a road? That’s an unfounded rumour (6) CANARD {CAN}{A}{RD}
23 Girl with Yankee sailor is dancing (8) GYRATING {G}{Y}{RATING}
25 From the beginning, Arab businessman is not inclined to import oil, for starters (2,6) AB INITIO Acrostic
27 At first, Father managed church in a country (6) FRANCE {Fa...r}{RAN}{CE}

29 Sell coral which can be a source of energy (5,4) SOLAR CELL*
30 Fish plant? (4) LING [DD]

DOWN
1   Plane flying around Africa carries Romeo before end of August (8) AIRCRAFT {AI{R}CRAF*}{a...sT}
2   Colour regularly seen in ballutes (4) BLUE BaLlUtEs
3   IAF airbase in Mambalam (6) AMBALA [T]
4   Upset, William Tell gives up minced meat displaying resentment (3,4) ILL WILL {WILLIam+teLL}*
5   William is able to produce camping equipment (8) BILLYCAN {BILLY}{ CAN}

6   Ring found in stator coil (4) TORC [T]
9   Old art is returned to unimportant player (5) EXTRA {EX}{ART<=}
13 Pilot’s fourth letter hidden by model tactfully (5) DELTA [T]
15 Timer reset? That displays worthiness (5) MERIT*
17 People who hear composition of sitar duo (8) AUDITORS*
19 Tavern with zero money is not guilty (8) INNOCENT {INN}{0}{CENT}
20 Does not take into consideration redefinition of regions (7) IGNORES*
22 Babes dance for French clerics (5) ABBES*
24 Royal Air Force beer for fighter (6) RAFALE {RAF}{ALE}

26 Line, perhaps redrawn, flows in North African map (4) NILE*
28 Laws can be boring things (4) AWLS*

Reference List

West = W, Indian = I, Lecturer = L, Left = L, Hot = H, John = CAN, Girl = G, Yankee = Y, Church = CE, Romeo = R

No 13055, Thursday 01 Oct 2020, Incognito

Solution to 3D 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.

ACROSS
7   Island within Aruba limits (4) BALI [T]

A sunset at Bali

8   Desire imp to change outer layer of skin (9) EPIDERMIS*
10 Saint hugs large plant in thoroughfare (6) STREET {S{TREE}T}
11 Divine offspring — one sponsored at a baptism (8) GODCHILD {GOD}{CHILD}
12 Son seen swimming around Nessie’s head? Rubbish! (8) NONSENSE {SON+SEEN}* over {Ne...e}*
14 Large snake’s scaling device (6) LADDER {L}{ADDER}
16 For example, strongly and firmly braved troubles before onset of senility (7) ADVERBS {BRAVED}*{Se...y}
18 Set up No.1 club like Simba, for example, at a young age (4,3) LION CUB* 
21 Seabat flies and recedes (6) ABATES*
23 Moor and Serb manufacture headgear (8) SOMBRERO*
25 How information is processed? A little at a time (3,2,3) BIT BY  BIT [DD]
27 Public Library facility, if you don’t mind (6) PLEASE {P}{L}{EASE}
29 Ancestors of two pairs of animals, I hear (9) FOREBEARS (~four){FORE}{BEARS}
30 Setter and son confused about charged particles (4) IONS {I}{SON*}

DOWN
1   Sustenance during alimentary abstinence? (4,4) FAST FOOD [CD]
2   Penalty? That’s okay! (4) FINE [DD]
3   Not a scientist?! (6) ?E?T?N (Addendum - NEWTON {TON}* [RA] - See comments))
4   Male, single, dances and socialises (7) MINGLES {M}{SINGLE*}
5   Wild hen flies around eastern capital (3,5) NEW DELHI  {WILD+HEN}* over {E}
6   Woman employee in Yokohama house (4) AMAH [T]
9   Wildly loves crack (5) SOLVE*
13 Fish stank (5) SMELT [DD]
15 Money got by some Arabs after big racket (5) DINAR {ARabs}<=>{DIN}
17 Perhaps, what Dubya once was... a primate! (8) BUSHBABY {BUSH BABY}

19 State: “Increasing rebellion” (8) UPRISING {UP}{RISING}
20 Hats arranged on beam at resting place for fags (7) ASHTRAY {HATS*}{RAY}
22 Small part of one’s clothing that lawyers like to get? (5) BRIEF [DD]
24 Goan town’s layout is with United States of America (6) MAPUSA {MAP}{USA}
26 Drinking hole near northern shed (4) BARN {BAR}{N}
28 Some nice pictures can be classic (4) EPIC [T]

Reference List

Saint = ST, Large = L, Male = M, Eastern = E, Northern = N