The Hindu Crossword 6876

Across

 1 Thespian disturbed cat's rest, almost (7) 
 5 Academic award for a bachelor, for instance (6)
11 Women's quarters for a solitary mammal, male (5)
12 A daughter put on clothes and made a speech (9)
13 Snare for rodent with a long run on stage (9)
14 Permit some special lowering of prices (5)
15 Ring friend for a gemstone (4)
17 Public official with nothing in the hideaway (7)
21 The salt to refer to, to capture pest (7)
22 Restless desire is an irritation (4)
26 Coach or several coaches together (5)
27 Violent temper, Ann, is not expected to change (9)
29 Ceramic articles - some used as such in awareness programme (9)
30 Bird with the French name (5)
31 Some poetry for boy, a back number (6)
32 Girl with right to be like a star (7)

Down

 2 Island for copper processing (5)
 3 More peculiar drinking glass (6)
 4 Steps that are taken to reach another level (6)
 6 An alternative to 4 (8)
 7 Bouncy note muted about one (9)
 8 Provides money for objectives covering heart of town (6)
 9 Phony, almost inferior thing with which to wash top growth (7)
10 It connects two parts of different sizes and can tap a rod differently (7)
16 The liveliness of Donald Duck, say (9)
18 Face, with maturity, becomes a facade (8)
19 Makeshift plug on breach (7)
20 Babble about wild threat after start of conference (7)
23 Bookshelves secured by nail in ship (6)
24 Very eager to make a right impression (6)
25 Collusive association to refine claret (6)
28 One in a crowd scene perhaps (5)

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