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

[Russellbew]

Across
1 Issue arising due to culture (4,4,4) TEST TUBE BABY (CD)
10 Red-blooded man almost caught with mistress (5) MACHO
11 Damsel running around Spinner, an extremely flirtatious guy (9) LADIESMAN
12 Model girl wearing sweetheart's bathing garments (6) THONGS
13 Illustration of batting posture (8) INSTANCE
15 Trimmed dog's tail and head evenly (9) CURTAILED
16 Man from Aberdeen starts to systematically change Old Trafford (4) SCOT
20 Pay attention to letters from the editor (4) HEED
21 Heartbreak's sad — very difficult to overcome it (9)
24 Ovation for a soft interlude involving some lullabies (8) APPLAUSE
26 Apprehends head of terrorists absconding in hideouts (6)
28 LIC had followed agent's copy (9) REP/LIC/ATE
29 Spanish gentleman admitting setter's good performance (5)
30 Instruction to kiss in sequence of social status (7,5)

Down
2 Pen regularly seen clues or maybe... (9) (.E.N)(CLOSURE*)
3 ... ideas yet to hit papers, ultimately (8)
4 Basically, essentially, penultimately and ultimately unsightly! (4) UGLY
5 Threatened to destroy by throwing grenade (10)
6 Stops cooking, starves endlessly (6) AVERTS
7 Smash enemy country (5) YEMEN*
8 Theatres finally schedule upcoming releases (5)
9 Calls for playing tennis with Djokovic at the start (7)
14 South Indian, with no understanding initially, composed North Indian music (10)
17 Ignite, draw, discharge (5, 4)
18 Article on art form beginning to evolve from stagecraft (7)
19 Man from Andaman: “Earth's surrounded by liquid, Sire!” (8)
22 Guy, for starters, is a crazy, mad guy (6)
23 Running in American time (5)
25 Make an appearance to call back operation on pressure increase (3, 2)
27 Live on hollow, retreating mass of ice (4) BE/R..G