Solution to previous puzzle

Across

1 Launch of trek two years across Indian desert that is extremely

oppressive (7)

5 Stoned master's locked up in tent (7)

10 Retrograde act of Board (4)

11 Old British dailies covering case of extortion frequently (10)

12 Stopped by firm, Unionist gets nothing free (6)

Keeps out previous suggestions about introduction of democracy

(8)

Prolixity in obits? Very inappropriate! (9)

Surveys to cut upperclass taxes (5)

Guerrilla tactics to hold back any which way (2,3)

Pitch in exact point about things to be accomplished (22,5) Special, large power supply circuits organised to reverse traffic jams (53)

Banks in control and constantly perceptive (6)

Clear description of Company chairperson's position, perhaps?

(55)

Opening in starboard on Hector's barge (4)

Infamous despot, provided refuge by Omani maid, is making a comeback (3,4)

29 Slander, according to some, lacking substance (7)

Down

2 Capital's magical ... and you end in paradise (7)

3 Luxury car with ultimate in stereo sound (5)

4 New bags for mugs (7)

6 Bully Avtaar is carrying raised stick (6)

7 Trimmed Hibiscus chain evenly set out in Japanese decoration

material (9)

Peak is most demanding with summit obscured (7)

Worries picked up by model amidst a long, unending spell of concentration (9,4)

London suburb reached through European capital first, after bypassing Germany (9)

Spooner folded Edward's camp cot (4,3)

Instructions to computers hidden in poems by wacky cop (7) Short photo set customised for crème de la crème (3,4) "Mother India" captivates retired sailor in Bollywood location (6) Follow tennis Queen regularly (5) 13

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