ACROSS
1 Tavern where one may soothe up, perhaps POTHOUSE (SOOTHE UP)
5 Admission by father among Poles in boat (6) SAMPAN (S(AM PA)N)
9 Tent rope rolled in warehouse ENTREPOT (TENT ROPE)
10 Ire has no place in eroticism played out in show of levity SITCOM (EROTICISM-IRE)
Lotsa people dislike these when they have canned laughter obliterating the next lines
12 At the home of the revolutionary, zest begins CHEZ (CHE Z)
PGW used to use this like this: An S&B was held at Chez Gopinath
13 Jails for wily Baloo involved in lawsuits CALABOOSES (CA(BALOO*)SES)
15 Got around a piece of rock to reach small cave GROTTO (G(R)OT TO)
17 Father doesn’t finish tea in country house DACHA (DAd CHA)
20 Akka essentially hoards tens in sales booth KIOSK (KK hoarding 10S)
21 Be beaten in warehouse? GODOWN (GO DOWN)
24 Cop on tap in wild place where everything is visible (10) PANOPTICON (COP ON TAP IN)*
Did not know this one
27 Pen for company work COOP (CO OP)
29 Rubs out and relaxes, holding tip of rubber ERASES (E(R)ASES)
How would this have sounded if Gridman had used 'Uses rubber' instead of 'rubs out'?
30 One loser unfortunately left silver inside women’s quarters SERAGLIO (AG in 1LOSER*)
31 Salon appliance or worker STYLER 2
32 Old musical instrument makes players puzzle over time PSALTERY (PLAYERS* around T)
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DOWN
1 Force way into church after gaining support PIERCE (CE after PIER)
2 Noble bird was in the frontTITLED (TIT LED)
3 Frank appeal to writer? OPEN (O PEN)
4 Bear hardship with no church opening STOMA (STOMAch)
6 Friend backs scholar with one government order AMIGO (MA< 1 GO)
7 Soft acknowledgement, small acknowledgement for hitchhiker’s burden PACKSACK (P ACK S ACK)
8 Fellow rises to request a royal salutation in India NAMASKAR (MAN< ASK A R)
11 Beaten, authorised Leader of Opposition to drop down KAYOED (OKAYED with O dropping down)
14 Tibetan leader on peak of Kanchenjunga in difficult expedition TREK (T RE K)
16 One’s following striped animal that dropped a piece of eland in river TIGRIS (TIGeR 1'S)
17 It breaks every day DAWN CD
18 Goods transporters leave harbour to get cocktail for captains SKIPPERS (SHIPPERS-H+K)
Loved the cocktail!
19 The limit of the Chepauk stadium? BOUNDARY CD
22 Girl’s maiden skateboarding trick MOLLIE (M OLLIE)
I wonder what Stan would say. Probably "Oooer!"
23 Bewitching spot is occupied by none, right? SPOOKY (O OK in SPY)
Reminded me of the cartoon character. Boo!
25 Scrap artist not present in pastry-eating contest PIECE (PIE raCE)
26 Excesses in cricket? No, they are appropriate deliveries OVERS CD/DD
28 Give attention to London’s top nobleman EARL (EAR L)
Reminded me of the chap who owns the Empress