Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS

1. That’s a mean way to say “So be it” (4) 6. My American uncle and I visit old Thailand (4) 8. Put some life into Ian and get him in the team (7) 9. Without hesitation, Dieter muddles to revise the text (4) 10. Mostly avoid if not legally binding (4) 11. We have a right to most of the oranges which we put in order (7) 15. Boy is seen with the French kitchen utensil (5) 17. And there are two points to these mountains (5) 20. Eat no turf? That can be so lucky! (9) 21. In reverse, my uncle from 6. Across and I meet a warrior in Africa (5) 24. An artist needs such support (5) 27. The UN puts it on only to take it off again (7) 30. See how it’s right to agitate it? (4) 31. A very long story about a gas leak (4) 32. Laud tea – or just flatter it! (7) 33. Alternatively, little Alan has been spoken for (4) 34. Meet only to return to see it pour down with rain (4)

DOWN

2. I made it with a press release (5) 3. Relates to birth in Africa, perhaps (5) 4. It is about Her Majesty and the rank held (4) 5. Starts to move the animal’s foot first in chess (4) 6. There’s no tea for Steven as his number’s up (5) 7. I break a leg but remain nimble nonetheless (5) 12. Try to stop singing the chorus (7) 13. You rang and the French bony one appeared (7) 14. For motorists to get gas and other gear they require (7) 15. Mrs Slocum loses her head over the surgery stand-in (5) 16. Sid mainly gets it off and takes it off (5) 18. Doctors, for instance, meet the unwanted (5) 19. Accepting such booty will mar the outcome (5) 22. He performs currently at The Hill (5) 23. Mostly rural with a sense of hearing about it (5) 25. There’s a distinct advantage seen when an alien gets on a donkey (5) 26. Big Bird accepts each little broken leg (5) 28 This doctor starts to beat it (4) 29. Dash into this lane erratically (4) Solution in next month’s issue.