No 11908, Thursday 19 Jan 2017, Gridman

ACROSS
1   He is an extra having a dangerous existence in films (5,3) STUNT MAN [CD]
5   Greet head of society with an instrument (6) SALUTE {So...y}{A}{LUTE}
9   Where patients in a hospital need to go to get their backs seen – not exactly! (8) REARWARD [CD]
10 Moving swiftly, rook's serving well (6) RACING {R}{ACING}
12 Friend takes mother’s hand (4) PALM {PAL}{M}
13 Bother, son abandons quiet when there's scourge (10) PESTILENCE {PEST}{sILENCE}
15 This feeling may result in a throw up (6) NAUSEA [CD]
17 Horrid North Arcot pigpen (5) NASTY {NA}{STY}
20 Working, one's working with a plant (5) ONION {ON}{1}{ON}
21 Decide not to participate and you might get 'pot' (3,3) OPT OUT {TOP}* [RA}
24 Remedy Robi resorted to for creative needlework (10) EMBROIDERY*
27 Enclosure of silver found in church (4) CAGE {C{AG}E}
29 More recent dish Papa left out (6) LATTER pLATTER
30 It's not right to offer someone something with this (4-4) LEFT-HAND [CD]
31 He is always agreeable (3-3) YES-MAN [E]
32 Many, at last on the payroll, get desire (8) YEARNING {manY}{EARNING}

DOWN
1   Uncover eastern band (6) STRIPE {STRIP}{E}
2   Lacking the resources, girl's almost extorted (6) UNABLE {UNA}{BLEd}
3   Tamil leader to hold title to urban area (4) TOWN {Tamil}{OWN}
4   Correspond with a European, for the most part (5) AGREE {A}{GREEk}
6   Help haul up some memorabilia vanishing (5) AVAIL [T<=]
7   I'm in on US pact that brings workers together (8) UNIONISM*
8   What helps one to observe closely? Detective goes after no big dog (5,3) EAGLE EYE {bEAGLE} {EYE}
11 Narrow southern character (6) STRAIT {S}{TRAIT}
14 Profit to bar will be a good deal (4) GAIN Anno pending (Addendum - barGAIN - See comments)
16 Not even bashful about being cheap (6) SHODDY {SH{ODD}Y}
17 Refusal to the Americans makes common sense (4) NOUS {NO}{US}
18 What goes ahead of the act in favour of Oriental pal tired at end of day (8) FOREPLAY {FOR}{E}{PAL*}{daY}
19 Debate is about a disease (8) DIABETES*
22 Mostly secure, almost barren expedition (6) SAFARI {SAFe}{ARId}
23 Hear, look, follow a pirate (3,3) SEA DOG (~see){SEA} {DOG}
25 Work! Time will come for entertainment (5) OPERA {OP}{ERA}
26 Annoy no soft but principally rigorous old local official (5) REEVE (-p+ri...s)REEVE
28 If this celebrity embraces one, one has a step to climb up (4) STAR STA1R

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No 11907, Wednesday 18 Jan 2017, Gridman

ACROSS
1   No old sweetheart passes over black aristocrat (8) NOBLEMAN {NO}{B}{LEMAN}
5   Routine work is followed by a complaint (6) CHOREA {CHORE}{A}
10 To nearly support every other crop is dangerous stuff (7) TOBACCO {TO}{BACk}{CrOp}
11  A boy holds: "Traitor is not at all consistent" (7) ERRATIC {ER{RAT}IC}
12  Mistreat and Sue will appear (3-3) ILL-USE* How do we remove the W from the fodder (Addendum - (USE)* [RA} - See comments)
13  I look into broken pot for pepper (8) PIMIENTO {I}{MIEN} in {POT}*

15  Conceal animal skin (4) HIDE [DD]
16  Fresh start when the domestic help does her work at night (5,5) CLEAN SLATE {CLEAN S}{LATE}
18 Relax and you'll get the answer (4,2,4) TAKE IT EASY [CD]
20 Boyfriend's 'salaam' heard (4) BEAU (~ bow)
23 Under-10 nips around in this game (8) NINEPINS {NINE}{NIPS*}

24 Stimulating drink for black runner (6) BRACER {B}{RACER}
26 Fix man in silly plaint (7) IMPLANT {I{M}PLANT*}
27 The acre is converted to another measure (7) HECTARE*
28 Get around the girl to see seabird (6) GANNET {G{ANN}ET}

29 Trusted one to convert rubbish (8) DETRITUS {TRUSTED+1}*

DOWN
1   Possessing no reputation, all the same (15) NOTWITHSTANDING {NOT}{WITH}{STANDING}
2   Sailor and lawyer, taking rest, talked trash (7) BABBLED {B{AB}{BL}ED}
3   Pardon former wife misinterpreting cues (6) EXCUSE {EX}{CUES*}
4   A French refusal in a while (4) ANON {A}{NON}
6   Most difficult, having no time while being most ready to do it (8) HORNIEST tHORNIEST
7   Do a turn perhaps in domed building (7) ROTUNDA*
8   When epilogue comes on, some old Indian coins are tightly packed (2,5,8) AT CLOSE QUARTERS {AT CLOSE} {QUARTERS}
9   Excitedly mediate to claim stainless cup (9) DEMITASSE {DEMITA{SS}E*}

14 Go in turns — you might get a ten (9) ALTERNATE {A+TEN}* [RA]
17 Shift princess' location (8) DISPLACE {DI'S}{PLACE}
19 Chief raja with ATM ID (7) KINGPIN {KING}{PIN}
21 Charm in French mantra (7) ENCHANT {EN}{CHANT}
22 Reportedly more corpulent food merchant (6) GROCER (~ grosser)
25 That woman has nothing that goes on foot (4) SHOE {SH{O}E}

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