No 9449, Friday, 6 February, M.Manna

Stuck again on a few clues. Not veryhappy with yesterdays clue for AUREATE any way here are todays answers to the ones I got
ACROSS
1 – None the less and none the more either! - ALL THE SAME

6 – Boss of animal farm, say – STUD

9 – Slick winger – a model – PATTERN

10 – Waste scrap of cloth for vessel – DISHRAG

12 – Frittered away on a girl? Shut up! – (Addendum - MISSPENT)

13 – Attempted to ride on time for a change – TRIED

15 – New leader prepared game for her – MEGAN

17 – Communist officer seen on British merchant ship - RED INDIAN (Addendum - RED ENSIGN)

19 – Plain individuals making insinuations – (Addendum - OVERTONES)

21 – Accountant set to form an exclusive social class – CASTE

23 – Area of higher land for Chandrayaan’s landing? – TERRA

24 – To me, the unexpected rise in it is aggravating – TIRESOME

27 – The densest part of a comet’s head – NUCLEUS

28 – Turn about a metrical composition – REVERSE

29 – The first mate goes by river always – EVER

30 – The top 50 per cent mate – BETTER HALF

DOWN

1 – Mountain ranges of Europe – ALPS

2 – Allowing for rental – LETTING

3 – Attends to notices – HEEDS

4 – Jewish council and shrine reorganized – (Addendum - SANHEDRIN)

5 – About the centre position – MIDST

7 – Better half takes car to the very limits – TERMINI

8 – Mess fare for man’s best friend – DOG DINNER

11 – Behaves like a devil – SATANIC

14 – Meaning one without name or weight - (Addendum - IMPORTANCE)

16 – To crack it needs crackers, and that’s what he is – NUT CASE

18 – To run away twice – not like this soldier – DESERT RAT

20 – Raising a cheer maybe about a complaint made – EARACHE

22 – Salvation army girl of great importance once in the holy land – SAMARRA (Addendum - SAMARIA)

24 – Have an experience – TASTE

25 – Make a point to always separate – SEVER

26 – Vigorous muscle force - BEEF

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