No 9594, Saturday, 25 Jul 09, Nita Jaggi

Bye-bye NJ for a month. next week will be a refreshing and entertaining 6 days with Gridman.
ACROSS
 1 - Firmly flipping the correct positions of an insect (7) - {STIF<-}{FLY}
 5 - Different parts of raised platforms (6) - STAGES [DD]
10 - Final adjustment of the last-minute partnership is out (8) - ULTIMATE(-ns)*
11 - Authorize a small measure by an expert (6) - {EN}{ABLE}
13 - Fasting period for the French in the Northern territories (4) - {LE}{N}{T}
14 - Lived around a museum without you for a short time in absent-mindedness (10) - {BE{MUSE(-u)M}EN}{T}
16 - Deliberate betrayal after initially lacking an explanation (6) - (-t)REASON
18 - Centrally located, an orient character is in Iran (8) - I{NTERIO*}R
21 - Specialist has an hour for everybody to hold them spellbound (8) - {ENT}{HR}{ALL}
22 - Sparing the French upper class girl (6) - {FR}{U}{GAL}
25 - Somehow Adam circles one queen to empty in the cash in appreciation (10) - {ADM{I}{R}A*}{TI{O}N}
27 - Flag raised here in an Indian city (4) - AGRA [T] Read about the Taj Mahal in the city of Agra at the link
30 - Money spent on a criminal when one hundred and fifty are taken for in the west (6) - OUTLA(-w+y)Y
31 - Close relationship in a marriage (8) - ALLIANCE [DD]
32 - Root allergy covering a princess (6) - RA{DI}SH
33 - A small cask for water (7) - BREAKER [CD]
DOWN
 2 - Note the light-brown colour on the powerful person (5) - {TI}{TAN}
 3 - Heads of the Football Association have half of them back with a favourable reputation (4) - {F}{A}{ME(-ht)<-} )
 4 - Animal offspring on the forest floor (6) - LITTER [DD]
 6 - Unit of weight is in Hamilton nearby (5) - TONNE [T]
 7 - Tom will persuade admitting an Asian talking rapidly (9) - {GIB}{B{E}RING}
 8 - The woman will not begin to alter the covering (7) - {SHE}{(-a)LTER}
 9 - Manservant — oh! is out of trouble somehow (6) - BUTLER(-o)*
12 - Rabbit is in the second boat with a couple of knights at the end of January (5) - {B}U{NN}{Y} U from ?
15 - A shift, as in a factory (4) - HOUR [CD]
17 - Tried a race with a politician and Edward in the outskirts of England (9) - {A}{TT}{E}{MP}T{E}{D}
19 - Regularly set pairs of the small body parts (4) - {E}{A}{R}{S}
20 - Initially start learning alphabet together excitedly on the chalkboard (5) - {S}{L}{A}{T}{E}
21 - Fascinate an Englishman rising, missing the first hour (7) - {E}{NAM<-}{(-h)OUR}
23 - Catalyst left for the first lady outside almost at midday (6) - {L}{E{A(-t)VE}{N}
24 - It helps to check canine movements (6) - COLLAR [CD]
26 - Cares for the right ossicles (5) - {R}{EARS}
28 - Spirit is playing up in Northern Ireland (5) - GE{NI}E Playing up and Gee ?
29 - Singer is keen to go up (4) - DIVA<- )