The Hindu Crossword 7215

Across

 1 Boring job ahead of the rich (4-2-2)
 5 Lawful pattern? (6)
 9 Degrading to see you and I make a call (8)
10 I, Padre, make diamond-shaped pattern (6)
12 Single right blow (4)
13 Mark of a deadpan face (10)
15 Are you rash enough to touch this plant? (6)
17 Rigid to an extreme degree (5)
20 Stomach the ultimatum Mythili issues (5)
21 Confectionery once served on the railway (6)
24 Ill-disposed, men veto all moves (10)
27 Does this spy work in that dark spot? (4)
29 A different name to the Spanish coat (6)
30 Wanton destruction of the wooden shoe over time (8)
31 Attempts at literary composition (6)
32 What's overdue to the landlord (4-4)

Down

 1 The West let the pigs do it! (6)
 2 In case you need the services of this professional... (6)
 3 Split winter grass (4)
 4 Study I, with a large number, conduct on fabric (5)
 6 Victor, I bid you to shelter the antelope (5)
 7 Frogs, for example, are in this class (8)
 8 Abduct successfully? (5,3)
11 Humorists in a pack (6)
14 Extremely true (4)
16 Somehow let Pop overthrow (6)
17 Wave champion off the covering (4)
18 Made an impression on the European rush (8)
19 Classifieds, perhaps, in the print media (5,3)
22 ``... all the -- of their life/ Is bound in shallows and miseries'' (Julius Caesar) (6)
23 About the season to show mercy (6)
25 Showy enough to compete in a heartless way (5)
26 Many a large antelope hidden within (5)
28 See, it's all right to do so (4)

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