THC-crossword thread-7; 5 answers PP till 4 pm IST

[pavalamani pragasam]

Across
1 Likes son to follow a couple of pages and drift (8) APPROVES
5 Electronic image's big appeal the girl recalled (6) BITMAP
9 Almost cover new set of young persons in soldiers' hangouts (8) CANTEENS
10 Spice of fifty in shelter (6) CLOVER
12 Help follows ruler's surprise attack (4) RAID
13 Concession held back by cripple can be chucked away (10)DISPOSABLE
15 They are heard well by society (6)SOUNDS
17 Easy to follow Shakespearean king coming after many (5)CLEAR
20 Greeting Shakespearean hero, ignoring first two characters (5)HELLO
21 Half-a-dozen having common, not top-class, illustration (6)VISUAL
24 Timetable creators reportedly dropped impossible rules (10) ~shed (SCHED)(ULERS*)
27 Hindu god of love initially “kills” — all maidens aroused (4)KAMA
29 Setter's back with gruff shout: “Set out” (6)EMBARK
30 In sum, took off (8)DEDUCTED
31 Stree, in agitation, takes Tamil leader’s new exam (6)RETEST
32 Confidential: each son gets free loan (8)PERSONAL

Down
1 Grant a c-string (6)ACCORD
2 Expert makes almost weak trim without a bit of effort (6)PUNDIT
3 Romeo, say, with first of lines forgotten, is finished (4)OVER
4 He, Ann and Lui, all lose first place, getting this ho-hum feeling (5)ENNUI
6 Woman up — man below does nothing (5)IDLES
7 While shifting house, these are taken away (8)MOVABLES
8 Whole constituent slipped up, dismissing HOD from theatre section (8)PARTERRE
11 Pass around writings in bursts of energy (6)SPASMS
14 Marco's game (4)POLO
16 One heartily loves devouring them (6)NOVELS
17 Teatime conversation (4) (CHA)T)
18 Tea users' runaway attendant (8) (CHA)(SSEUR*)
19 Patel, initially having apprehended betrayal, shredded a set of letters (8) {ALP(HAB)ET*}
22 Box no small amount (Euro excepted) that has been raised (6) {[-e]CART}{ON}<=
23 Property destroyer gets Virginia land mucked up (6)VANDAL
25 Game jumps (5)DARTS
26 One of the Canterbury pilgrims on woman (5)REEVE
28 Spoils not one of courses (4)RUNS

Very good!