No 9687, Friday 13 Nov 09, Nita Jaggi

Bye-bye NJ
ACROSS
1 - Put out a big party (7) - BLOWOUT [DD]
5 - Company rejects the colour of the low grade fuel (6) - {OC<-}{TAN}{E}
10 - Walk about with a dispirited team around the seal cutting the corner (8) - AM{BU}{L}ATE* What is BU (Addendum - AM{BUL(-l)}ATE* - See Maddy's comments below)
11 - Develop an island over the year (6) - CRE{A}TE
13 - Shout to postpone the game (4) - CALL [DD]
14 - Approved of the bill record over the counter (10) - {AC}C{EP}{TABLE} An extra C here unless we take ACC for bill as against the normal AC
16 - Break the granule without the layer for the monkey (6) - LANGUR(-e)*
18 - Instrument for the man in Missouri is in an incomplete condition (8) - {HE}{MO}{STAT(-e)}
21 - Shoeless graduate is again in the infantry (8) - {BA}{RE}{FOOT}
22 - Strong mental state? Not exactly religious! (6) - BELIEF [CD]
25 - Device broken down under carts (10) - TRANSDUCER*
27 - It may stain one’s character! (4) - BLOT [E]
30 - Call forth the Spanish I see with the sex appeal (6) - {EL}{I}{C}{IT}
31 - Defensive barrier around the military prison (8) - STOCKADE [DD]
32 - Indian army has a note on the legislative body (6) - {SENA}{TE}
33 - Established the French religion (7) - {DE}{CREED}
DOWN
2 - A couple of learners hold the sailor with an English tag (5) - L{AB}{E}L
3 - Rising sound of the noisy animal (4) - {WOL<-}{F}
4 - Anyhow curtail out the length of the plant (6) - URTICA(-l)*
6 - Weight of an orange root, overheard (5) - CARAT(~carrot)
7 - An American soldier holds an Arab kind of dry joss stick (9) - {A}{G{ARBA*}{TT}I}
8 - Lady will sleep in the mountain (7) - {EVE}{REST}
9 - Is able to see the Spanish end the contract (6) - {CAN}{C}{EL}
12 - Cap of the head boy is on the broken tree (5) - {B}ERET*
15 - Horseracing on artificial grass (4) - TURF [E]
17 - Telling a story to a knight on arrival at ten in Norway (9) - {N}{ARR}{AT}{IO}{N}
19 - Peon is out in public (4) - OPEN*
20 - Public meeting in the university is in the capital of Manila (5) - {FOR}{U}{M}
21 - Member leaves the tumbles arranged by the servants (7) - BUTLE{R}S(-m)* Where did R come from?
23 - Christian cleric is an authoritative figure (6) - FATHER [DD]
24 - Housed permanently (6) - SETTLE [CD]
26 - Holy man is South Africa is at home with the New Testament (5) - {SA}{I}{NT} an extra N here
28 - General is covering a small contract (5) - LE{A}{S}E
29 - Mark left on the side of the vehicle (4) - {S}CAR


Black squares - 67 (29%)
White squares - 158

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