THC-crossword thread-6; 4 ans PP till 4 pm IST

[pavalamani pragasam]

Across
1 Snake caught on entering a country without capital (8) ANACONDA
5 Relative to divest incompletely? Not exactly (4,2) KIND OF
10 Copper-T, out-of-order, fell (3,4) CUT DOWN
11 You of old accept reach outside Church of author (7) THOREAU
12 Step on circular block (4) LEGO
13 Daughter goes after new lawyer in case that’s demolished (10)
14 Good individual is missing (4)GONE
15 One succeeds, finding target in talk (10) DESC(END)ANT
18 They cant’t tread a measure as they lack partners (3-7)
21 Yes, in Italy, see where the fodder might be (4)SILO
23 All who are there at 10:00 get ball (10)
25 First of financiers to look back on charges (4)
27 One bender, relaxing, not to go outside the family (7)
28 Something wrong with the wax, it’s true (7)SINCERE
30 Directs son to chase cattle (6)
31 Group, past its prime, is wrapped up (8)BANDAGED
Down
1 Part of a circle in the Bihar camp (3) ARC
2 Worker begins indicating lowdown on immune-response trigger (7)ANTIGEN
3 Old boy has note extracted from one pipe (4) (OB)(O[-n]E)
4 Having teeth, somehow tend to eat nuts (7) EDENTATE
6 Gridman and boy nearly fall upon breathing machine (4,4) (I)(RON) (LUNG[-e])
7 Speed camera Marc dropped carelessly in lower oceans (4-3) DEEP SEA
8 Discovered states have no new bases (11) (FOUND)([-n]ATIONS)
9 Endless investigation of horse-breeding establishment (4)
12 Renowned people sign after conclusion of a stretch? (11) (LEG/END)(ARIES)
16 Child is out to seek redress (3)
17 Garment that is no good on a sunny day (8)
19 Distinguished person turning up on schedule (7)
20 Shikar rushed madly to grab cheetah’s head in cart (7)
22 Cold and unemotional person? Beg Eric to change! (7) ICEBERG
24 Puts together a cutting instrument, we’re told (4)
26 One in last part is author Blyton (4) ENID