No 11596, Saturday 09 Jan 2016, Gridman

Across

1 Likes son to follow a couple of pages and drift (8) APPROVES {A}{P}{P}{ROVE}{S}
5 Electronic image's big appeal the girl recalled (6) BITMAP {B}{IT}{MAP<=}
9 Almost cover new set of young persons in soldiers' hangouts (8) CANTEENS {CAp}{N}{TEENS}
10 Spice of fifty in shelter (6) CLOVER {C{L}OVER} Clover is a spice?
12 Help follows ruler's surprise attack (4) RAID {R}{AID}
13 Concession held back by cripple can be chucked away (10) DISPOSABLE {DIS{POS<=}ABLE}
15 They are heard well by society (6) SOUNDS {SOUND}{S}
17 Easy to follow Shakespearean king coming after many (5) CLEAR {C}{LEAR}
20 Greeting Shakespearean hero, ignoring first two characters (5) HELLO {otHELLO}
21 Half-a-dozen having common, not top-class, illustration (6) VISUAL {VI}{uSUAL}
24 Timetable creators reportedly dropped impossible rules (10) SCHEDULERS {~SHED}{RULES*}
27 Hindu god of love initially “kills” — all maidens aroused (4) KAMA (Acrostic)
29 Setter's back with gruff shout: “Set out” (6) EMBARK {EM<=}{BARK}
30 In sum, took off (8) DEDUCTED (CD)
31 Stree, in agitation, takes Tamil leader’s new exam (6) RETEST {STREE*}{T}
32 Confidential: each son gets free loan (8) PERSONAL {PER}{S}{LOAN*}

Down

1 Grant a c-string (6) ACCORD {A}{C}{CORD}
2 Expert makes almost weak trim without a bit of effort (6) PUNDIT {PUNy}{DIeT} {PUNy}{eDIT} See comments
3 Romeo, say, with first of lines forgotten, is finished (4) OVER {lOVER}
4 He, Ann and Lui, all lose first place, getting this ho-hum feeling (5) ENNUI {hE}{aNN}{lUI}
6 Woman up — man below does nothing (5)  IDLES Anno pending {ID<=}{LES} See comments
7 While shifting house, these are taken away (8) MOVABLES (CD)
8 Whole constituent slipped up, dismissing HOD from theatre section (8) PARTERRE {PART}{ERREd}
11 Pass around writings in bursts of energy (6) SPASMS {PASS*}{MS}
14 Marco's game (4) POLO (DD)
16 One heartily loves devouring them (6) NOVELS {oNe}{LOVES*} &lit
17 Teatime conversation (4) CHAT {CHA}{T}
18 Tea users' runaway attendant (8) CHASSEUR {CHA}{USERS*}
19 Patel, initially having apprehended betrayal, shredded a set of letters (8) ALPHABET {PATEL+H+A+B}*
22 Box no small amount (Euro excepted) that has been raised (6)  CARTON {eCART}{ON}<=
23 Property destroyer gets Virginia land mucked up (6) VANDAL {VA}{LAND*}
25 Game jumps (5) DARTS (DD)
26 One of the Canterbury pilgrims on woman (5) REEVE {RE}{EVE}
28 Spoils not one of courses (4) RUNS {RUiNS}

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