No 12708, Monday 19 Aug 2019, Incognito

ACROSS
7   Feel absence of young lady (4) MISS [DD]
8   Crossed old port (6,4) PASSED OVER {PASSE}{DOVER}
10 Composing, O great poet? (6) TAGORE*

11 Grow where batsmen stand? (8) INCREASE {IN CREASE}
12 Succeed endlessly at court, giving hope (8) PROSPECT {PROSPEr}{CT}
14 Snake curled around general is dozing (6) ASLEEP {AS{LEE}P}
16 Engineers' cryptic clues for hermit (7) RECLUSE {RE}{CLUES*}
18 Stains flower parts (7) STIGMAS [DD]
21 Young lady's assorted medals (6) DAMSEL*
23 Cynthia's at sea with girl, doing this (8) YACHTING {CYNTHIA}*{G} &lit
25 Tell fib, "German loses right to vassal" (8) LIEGEMAN {LIE}{GErMAN}
27 Admits: "Snowstorm's increasing" (4,2) OWNS UP {SNOW}*{UP}
29 Naval officer's additional spouse (6,4) SECOND MATE [DD]
30 Oregon's tailless feline is a large animal (4) ORCA {OR}{CAt}

DOWN
1   Composed sea dirge? Don't think so (8) DISAGREE*
2   Capital invested in Waldo's lodge (4) OSLO [T]
3   Ball's special at this place (6) SPHERE {SP}{HERE}
4   Helps Charlie sit awkwardly at beginning of show (7) ASSISTS {ASS}{SIT*}{Show}
5   Trader's sea song (8) MERCHANT {MER}{CHANT}
6   Northern European's stick (4) POLE [DD]
9   Follow nurse and take to court (5) ENSUE {EN}{SUE}
13 Disposes of small lengths (5) SELLS {S}{ELLS}
15 Sunny is not heavy (5) LIGHT [DD]
17 Fed meals prepared and achieved success by own efforts (4-4) SELF-MADE*
19 State publicly: "A wild cat's going around centre of Munnar" (8) ANNOUNCE {A}{muNNar}{OUNCE}
20 Many violently spoil Burma (7) MYANMAR {MANY*}{MAR}

22 Starting to ail by 54, European's not yet dead (5) ALIVE {Ail}{LIV}{E}
24 Near model storage facility (6) CLOSET {CLOSE}{T}
26 Where returning convict may consume egg (4) GAOL {LAG}<= over {O} Semi&lit
28 It's middle of the day, anyway (4) NOON <=> [CD]

Reference List
Court = CT, General = LEE, Engineer = RE, Girl = G, Right = R, Oregon = OR, Special = SP, Charlie = ASS, Sea = MER, Nurse = EN(Enrolled Nurse), Small = S, 54 = L IV, European = E, Model = T

GRID

Special, Sunday 18 Aug 2019, K Koteswar Rao

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.

ACROSS
6   Saint leaves in hurry to acquire seminary apostle spoon, say (7)
7   Glamour look restored by sacrificing mother with reasoning (5)
9   Personate false tongue (9)
10 It will be a no-win situation here, bingo! (5)
12 Armistice in brief is broken. Get the sword. (8)
14 Missile scam replaced aviation head by order (6)
16 Perspiring offspring is a graceful girl. (4)
18 Cleaner - Now a lost attraction! (5)
19 Administered department of money (4)
20 Arm-twisting is acceptable in outfit (6)
21 Die in hidden danger from a bird (8)
24 "No big deal!" said by winning player (5)
26 People from lower strata get bluecoat (9)
29 Mineral energy restores distinction (5)
30 It is an interesting piece of attack about prime politician by foreigner (7)

DOWN
1   Mineral water in set design shake up (10)
2   Nit-picker's nameless adornment (6)
3   It sounds like an act of violence for peasant (4)
4   If you see it in the ointment, it irritates you (3)
5   Fit out of tiredness brings fever (4)
6   Did you say “Goodbye for now.” on time rate of flow? (5)
8   Restaurant for John Major? Quite contrary (7)
11 Endless excitement for money (4)
13 Oppose criminal racket, depose king (5)
15 Cape reproduction (6,4)
17 Difficult to find keys around visual coming up outside area (7)
18 Lawsuit is not hot pursuit (4)
22 A1 French connection for BBC perhaps! (6)
23 Share out a tax refund (5)
25 Riches leave Lord (4)
27 Something like a human body without limbs/without head (2,2)
28 Greek character had returned (3)

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