No 13186, Thursday 04 Mar 2021, 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.

ACROSS

8   Spenser left salesperson confused too (4)  ALSO sALSepersOn

9   Check depth of excellent bore-well in the beginning (5) PLUMB {PLUM}{Bo...l}

10 Indication from Englishman, to some extent (4) OMEN [T]

11 Landlord’s epistle (6) LETTER [DD]

12 Shatter grail after silly poem (8) MADRIGAL {GRAIL*}<=>{MAD}

13 Dress material for soldier and NCO (8) SERGEANT {SERGE}{ANT}

15 A law-man confiscates general’s plan of action (6) AGENDA {A}{GEN}{DA}

17 Haphazardly crossing without signal at first and succeeding in getting run (7) SCORING CROsSING*

19 Delivery woman? (7) MIDWIFE [CD]

22 Shout, “Start to block person who has lost his head” (6) BELLOW {Bl..k}{fELLOW}

24 Lifting device held by reportedly high queen for person who forcibly takes over vehicle (8) HIJACKER {JACK} in (~high){HI}{ER}

26 Female has torn garment scrap (8) FRAGMENT {F}{GARMENT*}

28 Lubricate rotating gear and ends of spindle (6) GREASE {GEAR*}{Sp...lE}

30 Snake gets head of tuna in vessel (4) BOAT {BOA}{T}

31 Hay strewn around English animal (5) HYENA {HY{EN}A*}

32 Endure final (4) LAST [DD]

DOWN

1   River in Heidelberg (4) ELBE [T]

2   Get Croat gyrating for rural resident (8) COTTAGER*

3   Fight with soldiers in Greek city state (6) SPARTA {SPAR}{TA}

4   Acknowledges, “Bums sit awkwardly” (7) SUBMITS*

5   Bah, Dubai becomes another Middle Eastern emirate (3,5) ABU DHABI*

6   Meek medicine man on island in France (6) ?O?I?E (Addendum - DOCILE {DOC}{ILE} - See Comments)

7   Wager, accompanied by a letter (4) BETA {BET}{A}

14 Compère gets Military Cross after end of programme with ease, one hears (5) EMCEE {MC}<={p...mE} and {EE}(~ease)

16 German enemy author? (5) DEFOE {DE}{FOE}

18 Blending wine held in capital (3,5) NEW DELHI*

20 Student wearing crumpled dickey follows head of waitresses with bad intentions (8) WICKEDLY {L} in {DICKEY}* after {Wa...s}

21 Camera part that is moved to capture image of an object that is closer (7) SHUTTER [DD]

23 Illuminates answers that you are filling up in this grid (6) LIGHTS [DD]

25 Was returning after dance? It can be puzzling! (6) JIGSAW {WAS<=}<+>{JIG}

27 Leaders of rebellious individuals orchestrate turmoil and anarchy (4) RIOT Acrostic

29 Silence after South African band (4) SASH {SH}<=>{SA}

Reference List

Law-man = DA, Queen = ER, Female = F, English = EN, Soldiers = TA, Island in French = ILE, German = DE, Student = L, Silence = SH

No 13185, Wednesday 03 Mar 2021, Incognito

Solution to 22D  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   Silence after bachelor’s party (4) BASH {BA}{SH}

8   Veterans’ pocket watches, for example (3-6) OLD-TIMERS [DD]

10 Shed, perhaps, damaged toe nail without a hint of infection (4-2) LEAN-TO TOENAiL*

11 Maroons a musical group on first of September (8) ABANDONS {A}{BAND}{ON}{Se...r}

12 Mad leader of detachment with grenade goes amok (8) DERANGED {De...t}{GRENADE*}

14 Sticks twisted tapes on spades (6) PASTES {TAPES*}{S}

16 Devious googly using a bit of emollient — it’s something to study (7) GEOLOGY {G{Em...t}OLOGY*}

18 Remove an organ and hand over (7) DELIVER {DE-LIVER}

21/23 What retirement may give till death? (4,2,4,4) REST OF ONES LIFE [C&DD]

25 Result of pace bowling? Bats broken in American season (4,4)  FAST BALL {FA{BATS*}LL}

27 Violent spurt after commencement of emission goes off (6) ERUPTS {Em...n}{SPURT*}

29 “For Your Eyes Only” to confuse SPECTRE (3-6) TOP-SECRET {TO}{SPECTRE*}

30 Inform famous archer (4) TELL [DD]

DOWN

1   Yankee travels around Delaware showing unassisted organ of sight (5,3) NAKED EYE {NAKE{DE}YE*}

2   Country loses a body part (4) CHIN CHINa

3   Ducks pine for tea (6) OOLONG {0}{0}{LONG}

4   Discard, after tearing up, personal documents (2,5) ID CARDS*

5   Bagpipe played around middle of alley in New York (3,5) BIG APPLE {BAGPIPE}* over alLey

6   Unwanted plant; tiny and initially drooping (4) WEED {WEE}{Dr...g}

9   Vision, for example, included poles in bishop’s seat (5) SENSE {SE{N}{S}E}

13 Note: An apartment (1,4) A FLAT [DD]

15 Part of distillation equipment even now (5) STILL [T] 

17 “Nonsense!” a woman journalist laughed loudly (8) GUFFAWED {GUFF}{A}{W}{ED}

19 Effectively released hundred and four Romans with little vigour (8) EFFETELY EFFEcTivELY*

20 Some cricket players’ hats (7) BOWLERS [DD]

22 Raise old key (5) E?A?T (Addendum - EXALT {EX}{ALT} - See comments)

24 Primarily, electrical pipes and fixtures (6) EVENTS {El...l}{VENTS}

26 Repaired spit’s sharp points (4) TIPS*

28 Till pout is awkward (2,2) UP TO*

Reference List

Silence = SH, Spades = S, Poles = N,S, Bishop's seat = SEE, Woman = W, Journalist = ED, Hundred and four in Roman = C and IV, Key = ALT