No 10522, Monday 23 Jul 12, Gridman

It's a material world today!!

ACROSS

1   - Old rag thrown — inner wear stripped to find material (8) - ORGANDIE {O}{RAG*}{uNDIEs}

5   - Accountant and insurers get nil material (6) - CALICO {CA}{LIC}{O}

9   - Political head remains and destroys main material (8) - PASHMINA {P}{ASH}{MAIN*}

10 - Way the engineer gets into marginal instruction (6) - STREET {ST{RE}ET}

12 - Brush on second row (4) - SPAT {S}{PAT}

13 - Material makes woman and fool high (10) - BROADCLOTH {BROAD}{CLOT}{H} Do I hear women objecting?

15 - Problem man recalled in high-level meeting (6) - SUMMIT {SUM}{MIT<-}

17 - Business to get new material (5) - LINEN {LINE}{N}

20 - Troop leader’s determination brings material (5) - TWILL {T}{WILL}

21 - Specialist’s first stroke in untidy writing (6) - SCRAWL {S}{CRAWL}

24 - One million — one billion pounds put in force? Beyond belief! (10) - IMPOSSIBLE {IM}{POSS{IB}{L}E}

27 - A letter from abroad for the Delhi son? (4) - BETA [DD]

29 - Confused? Son, I mean it binds the length of the inner trouser leg (6) - INSEAM {S+MEAN+I}*

30 - A figured fabric from two fellows, we hear (8) - JACQUARD (~jack~card} Not sure of Anno

31 - Fellow’s allowed back in place for Christmas stockings (6) - MANTEL {MAN}{TEL<-}

32 - Area kept cleaned up for bird (8) - PARAKEET*

DOWN

1   - Take a stand against model chasing work (6) - OPPOSE {OP}{POSE}

2   - Gaga cracks over somebody — one full of hot air (6) - GASBAG {GA{SB}AG*} SB for 'somebody'?

3   - Senseless figure without hesitation (4) - NUMB NUMBer

4   - The sort of circle that isn’t for outsiders (5) - INNER [CD]

6   - A teetotaller in charge of the upper room (5) - ATTIC {A}{TT}{IC}

7   - Stuck on the way to the Arctic? (8) - ICEBOUND [CD]

8   - Perform better than shoe unit in mismanagement (8) - OUTSHINE*

11 - Fashion centre to make a change in bodice (6) - HALTER {fasHion}{ALTER}

14 - Material to turn over in the mind (4) - MULL [DD]

16 - Zilch amount returned for material (6) - MUSLIN {MUS}{LIN}<-

17 - Material from Wimbledon surface? (4) - LAWN [DD]

18 - Sitcom is propagating ancient Greek philosophy (8) - STOICISM*

19 - Very many pianos play out a burst of harmony (8) - DIAPASON {D+PIANOS+A}*

22 - Add sparkle to assistant engineer’s charge (6) - AERATE {AE}{RATE} 'Add fizz' would have been a better definition.

23 - Dacoit ring’s appeal (6) - BANDIT {BAND}{IT}

25 - Quarrel over extremely unmanageable rush (5) - SPATE {SPAT}{E}

26 - A public area turned over an animal (5) - LLAMA {LLAM}{A}<-

28 - Water colour? (4) - AQUA [DD]

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