No 13891, Wednesday 14 Jun 2023, Vidwan

Solution to 33A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   We all, following our base principle of fair governance (4,2,3) RULE OF LAW {WE+ALL+F+OUR}*

6   Cardinal is in taxi, returning (5) BASIC {C{IS}AB}<=

9   Some ale, good piece of meat and a cotton cloth (7) GINGHAM {GIN}{G}{HAM}

10 Sleeveless tunic representing male regalia (7) UNIFORM {tUNIc}{FOR}{M}

11 John in Scotland, acting, jamming at home (3) IAN {I{A}N}

12 City, the English loosely managed (7) TEHERAN {THE+E}*{RAN} Actual spelling is TEHRAN

13 Fed up? Do something with love, something real! (2,5) DE FACTO {FED<=}{FACT}{O}

15 Seen in South! A limited plate of North Indian food! (5) THALI [T]

16 Similar but hollow, misguided ethnic loyalty (9) TRIBALISM {SIMILAR+BuT}*

20 Understood and made folding mobile screen (9) DISCERNED {DI{SCREEN*}D}

22 Gangster cut short like a fat chicken (5) CAPON CAPONe

23 Can't play inside whole shrine (7) SANCTUM {S{CANT*}UM}

27 California shoot-out league (7) CAHOOTS {CA}{SHOOT*}

29 Russian regularly going to America (3) USA rUsSiAn

30 Just an alien greeting/call? Not quite! (7) ETHICAL {ET}{HI}{CALl}

31 Sit with pale, deformed club foot (7) TALIPES {SIT+PALE}*

32 Expect time decay (5) TRUST {T}{RUST}

33 Form of small, short, regressive and true play (9) S?R?C?U?E (Addendum - STRUCTURE {S}{CURT<=}{TRUE*} - See comments) 

DOWN

1 / 15 Things editors do over time for freedom of expression (5,2,7) RIGHT TO DISSENT {THINGS+EDITORS}*{T}

2   Legislations enforced by Kangaroo courts? (5,4) LYNCH LAWS [GK]

3   Topless sexy lady's smart or ... (9) OTHERWISE {hOT}{HER}{WISE}

4   Licked a long mint cake (9) LAMINGTON* 

5   Would replacing leftist leader with one at the centre hurt? (5) WOUND WOU(-l+n)ND

6   Short term for legal representative (5) BRIEF [DD]

7   Cool one in race, scratching backside (5) STOIC  {STO{1}Ck}

8   Trickster possesses million modus operandi for the guy on the street (6,3) COMMON MAN {CO{M}{MO}NMAN}

14 Bible's occasionally about decline (3) EBB BiBlE<=

15 See 1 Down

17 Popular fashion brand bearing cat sign (9) INDICATOR {IN}{DI{CAT}OR}

18 One stuffing all choco shakes? That's hard! (9) ALCOHOLIC {1} in {ALL+CHOCO}*

19 One minute dance put up without preparation (9) IMPROMPTU {1}{M}{PROM}{PUT*}

21 'No-outsiders' group seen on vehicle from Uruguay (3) ROU gROUp

24 Ben-Hur, born-free, liberal leader (5) NEHRU {bEN+HUR}*

25 Silent one engaged in diplomacy (5) TACIT {TAC{1}T}

26 Some of these lumber around (5) MULES [T] &lit

28 Sue is otherwise? (5) SUSIE* &lit

Reference List

Following = F, Good = G, Male = M, At home = IN, English = E, California = CA, Alien = ET, Time = T, Small = S, Million = M, Modus Operandi = MO, Minute = M, Dance = PROM, Born = B