The Hindu Crossword 7012

Across

 1 Obviously not out of the wood (2,3,5,2,2)
 9 Screeched and scared me badly (8)
10A slice of baked savoury for 100, initially, in the end (5)
12Relative to a number of relatives (4)
13Guzzle and eat like a pig! (5)
14Remain in support (4)
17No sweat! (4,4)
18Sign of the zodiac about a fierce woman (6)
20Colour incline to make one run? (6)
22Poor Tim's perhaps not the person he claims to be (8)
25Fighting members! (4)
26A wing-shaped Greek character (5)
27Man with flavour of wisdom? (4)
30Many don't win but are near to it (5)
31Not fairly matched despite the U.N. claiming that's not so (8)
32The most remote places - eh? (4,2,3,5)

Down

 2 Field manoeuvres begin with discrection (7)
 3 They sound cold but they may have a warm look (4)
 4 What children do after school is mother's daily chore (8)
 5 Under copper cover, theologian and the French lass, embrace (6) 
 6 Sorry, duckies - the post script is short! (4)
 7 Involved in a rite Newton postulated? (7)
 8 A troubled brow when so? (4,8)
11 You can't use your weapon when it's on (6,5)
15 So now it maybe possible to pass out (5)
16 Eye protector for the more prudent, say (5)
19 The time, you, I have said should reform, are many (8)
21 Thrash and break top of spoon and make fun of it (7)
23 One may be drawn to entice future viewers (7)
24 Snub when about a strike (6)
28 How to use it in camera, the French points out (4)
29 Genome study of heredity unit (4)

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