The Hindu Crossword 6722

Across

 1 Nothing wrong with the volume (6,8)
 9 A computer programmer or a puzzle maker (8)
10 Abuse while giving the mutt directions (5)
12 An opening to escape (4)
13 Stunned seeing zoo head dead (5)
14 With a very small amount quietly gets and drinks it (4)
17 Agree to do business or shrink from it (8)
18 Often appears in court with case in hand (6)
20 Oriental taste differs on a matter of tea produced from it (6)
22 Mad enough to break the vessel (8)
25 Notes in alphabetical order (4)
26 Pulls out when evens (5)
27 A fiddler on the roof when Rome burned! (4)
30 By Dickens! He must have had great Expectations for Oliver! (5)
31 Objects to big match with professionals around (8)
32 Sage suggestions to invest in a lustrous necklace may be? (6,2,6)

Down

 2 Out of pain possibly because of idealistic view (7)
 3 One can get hooked on the stuff (4)
 4 The union's got a nice settlement after all (8)
 5 Fat placed with some hesitation in food cupboard (6)
 6 Irritation when there's an unlit chamber (4)
 7 Peace we desire, but difficult to achieve (7)
 8 In a state of despair a rope end it, anyway (11)
11 A body setting out to save (6,5)
15 Proverbially, a soft answer will turn it, away (5)
16 It may enhance flavour by giving lip! (5)
19 Total loss - few for it, when improved (5-3)
21 Susceptible to the common touch, but try diplomacy first (7)
23 When folded up, Ted's request to be included is agreed (7)
24 Uproar from a screwy cat who lost its tail (6)
28 Excitement! It's rising over leader of revolt (4)
29 Nevertheless one must go after such a creature (4)

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