THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No.10694, Tuesday 12 Feb 13, Gridman

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER

No.10694, Tuesday 12 Feb 13, Gridman Feb 12th 2013, 03:00 Gridman doesn't disappoint. Several excellent clues, too many to mention here but the puns in FORBIDDING, DINNER were nice. Sankalak on a mini run? ACROSS 1 Inclination to write song (8) PENCHANT (PEN + CHANT) 5 It's hard to contact America (6) CALLUS (CALL + US) 9 It rarely turns out to be scholarly (8) LITERARY (IT RARELY)* 10 Rex leaves more distant dad (6) FATHER (FArTHER) 12 Tip-top? (4) APEX (DD) 13 Ominous why auction-participants bring money, apparently (10) FORBIDDING (FOR BIDDING) 15 They are neat (6) CATTLE (CD) 17 Dramatist begins liking garment presented in honour (5) SHAWL (SHAW + L) 20 Suppress Roman judge switching daughter and learner (5) ELIDE (EDILE with D & L switched) 21 Friend's cap is colourless (6) PALLID (PAL + LID) 24 Happening for all to see and join later (10) EVENTUALLY (EVENT + U + ALLY) 27 Pester a tribal (4) NAGA (NAG + A) 29 You may take a lace through it on your shoe (6) EYELET (E) 30 Single-track transportation (8) MONORAIL (E) 31 Meal for one who makes a noise for it? (6) DINNER (DIN-NER) 32 Balloonist rotates wildly at end of arena (8) AEROSTAT (A + ROTATES*) DOWN 1 Supporting structure pair recreated around learners (6) PILLAR (PAIR* outside LL) 2 Biscuit with cashew and almond for the British eccentric (6) NUTTER (DD) 3 Stock collection from that woman declared initially (4) HERD (HER + D) 4 The sort of agent who is not user-friendly? (5) NARCO (CD) 6 Honour a tie-up (5) AWARD (A + DRAW<=) 7 Dahl hid a make that is affectedly superior (3-2-3) LAH-DI-DAH (DAHL HID A)* 8 Hoaxed no new leg-up in fight (8) STRUGGLE (STRUnG + LEG<=) 11 Is able somehow to lower oneself from the mountainside (6) ABSEIL (IS ABLE)* 14 Leading female artists keenly endeavouring to simulate (4) FAKE (Acrostic) 16 Work in that high-class feature (3,3) TOP, HAT (OP inside THAT) 17 Dig recalls useful suggestions (4) SPIT (TIPS<=) 18 Churchman always in divide (8) REVEREND (EVER inside REND) 19 One more is needed to make this a score (8) NINETEEN (CD) 22 One container in another ready to be filled up? (6) VACANT (CAN inside VAT) 23 Everything is in moist purse (6) WALLET (ALL inside WET) 25 Woman loses sex appeal in that place (5) THERE (THEREsa) 26 General // at large (5) LOOSE (DD) 28 Not me to clip duplicate toy (2-2) YO-YO (YOu YOu) LINK TO SOLUTION

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