No 11281, Thursday 01 Jan 2015, Gridman

WELCOME 2015

Personally not a good start for me in the new year with so many blanks. Was held up by some of the CDs like 1D :-(

ACROSS
1   Gone for a holiday — that's become an epidemic (8) OUTBREAK {OUT}{BREAK}
5   Old Indian leader is doubly responsible for the dilemma (6) CRISIS {CR}{IS}{IS}
9   Speaker systems for social network users (8) TWEETERS [DD]
10 Team caught up in date mixup got ready to fly (6) TAXIED {TA{XI}ED*}
12 Doctor commanding officer's favourable report (4) COOK {CO}{OK}
13 Film many in dilemma (alas) taking time (10) BLINDSIGHT {B{L}IND}{SIGH}{T}
15 Shake leg vigorously following Irish dance (6) JIGGLE {JIG}{LEG*}
17 Nothing to back? Try tongue! (5) LINGO {LIN<=}{GO}
20 My abandoning Chomsky caused big jolt (5) SHOCK CHOmSKy*
21 Vendor's storage space, say (6) SELLER (~cellar)
24 Man getting distant through far end of mine produces deadly emotion (6,4) MORTAL FEAR MORTAL {F{E}AR} Anno pending (Addendum - {MORTAL} {F{E}AR} - See comments)
27 About to take mantra to get into deep sleep (4) COMA {C{OM}A}
29 Kingdoms' genuine writings (6) REALMS {REAL}{MS}
30 A German briefly stumped a German scientist (8) EINSTEIN {EIN}{ST}{EIN}
31 Half of body parts ten use in symbol of mystery (6) SPHINX SPHIN{X}Anno pending (Addendum -{SPHINcters}{X} - See comments)
32 In which grey cells are twisted to produce hallucination (8) (Addendum - MINDBEND [C&DD] - See comments)

DOWN
1   Light-minded pursuit? (6) OPTICS [CD]
2   Shaking because of a fault, perhaps (6) TREMOR [CD]
3   Tear up assessment (4) RATE*
4   A range pertaining to hearing (5) AURAL {A}{URAL}
6   Backs right listeners (5) REARS {R}{EARS}
7   Son, flying, is rakish (8) SWINGING {S}{WINGING}
8   Second issue is treasonable (8) SEDITION {S}{EDITION}
11 Where there is no heavenly bliss (2,4) IN HELL [CD]
14 Cheat brother and similar type (4) (Addendum - BILK {B}{ILK} - See comments)
16 Government Orders frequently become lenient (2,4) GO SOFT {GO 'S}{OFT}
17 The French queen's sinister stare (4) LEER {LE}{ER}
18 Old saint commemorates old German capital (8) OSTMARKS {O}{ST}{MARKS}
19 Whiskey ingredient — it may become ours (4,4) SOUR ???? {OURS}* (Addendum - SOUR MASH {OURS}* - See comments)
22 Hold together carbon and oxygen at this place (6) COHERE {C}{O}{HERE}
23 Hurt due to Epad? (6) PAINED {PA{IN}ED*} ? (Addendum - {PA}{IN}ED} - See comments)
25 Criminal has no opening for promo professional (5) ADMAN bADMAN
26 Legal defence of fighter by big industry leaders (5) ALIBI {ALI}{Big}{In...y}
28 American journalist took drugs (4) USED {US}{ED}

GRID

HAPPY NEW YEAR