Straightforward puzzle this week with some smashing, previously unknown words – 5a, 30a and 1d in particular
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5 Old miser fine during botched stick-up PUCKFIST (F STICK UP)*
10 Bumpy granular snow blocks one on Mont Blanc UNEVEN NEVE in UN
11 One under sign operated behind library LIBRAN LIB RAN
12 Doctor attending soldiers and more soldiers – no use panicking for a short time MOMENTANEOUS MO MEN TA(NOUSE)*
13 Punished about one river being piled with stones CAIRNED IR in CANED
14 Sallies of mockery, timeless? AUNTS {T}AUNTS
16 Railway amongst challenges for Heriot-Watt’s physics units HENRYS RY in HENS
20 Waterbirds missing depth in locality AREA AR{D}EA heron and bittern genus
21 Ready to leave, ignoring first what’s left ESTATE {T}ESTATE
22 Fine line involving potassium or other metal NICKEL K in NICE L
23 Real end to fighting with corps backing out TRUE TRU{C}E
25 Crafty, just a little, about women SHREWD W in SHRED
26 Antelope last seen round lake area ELAND LA in END
27 Redefined limits of life to sea salts OLEATES (L{IF}E TO SEA)*
30 Quip from one comedian in character, not one fooling around CARRIWITCHET (I WIT CHAR{A}CTER)*
31 Stranger no longer unconstrained about names FRENNE NN in FREE
32 Antique instrument quickly starts to lose elegance CITOLE CITO L E
33 Farming, in short, follows school regarding blood disease PODAGRIC POD AGRIC
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1 Mother’s church section left off old card game MUMCHANCE MUM CHANCE{L}
2 Number in America accepted buffalo-like creature ANOA NO in A A
3 Suburban residence turns up in crime scene SEMI crIME Scene <
4 Sweep across, being recovered from drunken beau OVERRAKE OVER RAKE
5 Writing about yard we had hired finally for charitable union PENNY-WEDDING (Y WE’D D) in PENNING
6 Workers in stone rarely climb in Civil Service CLADDERS LADDER in CS
7 Ease it and think roughly about sensing body movement KINAESTHETIC (EASE IT DRINK)* C
8 Metal goods, I argue, are containing nitrogen IRONWARE N in I ROW ARE
9 Director trimming last third following suggestion of Stephen Fry SAUTE S{tephen} AUTE{ur}
15 Soaks with lots of water, changing direction in fast car SPEEDSTER (RETS DEEPS)<
17 Very sweet Conservative brought in to ensnare a left winger NECTARED C in NET A RED
18 Broadcaster keeping everything more jaundiced SALLOWER ALL in SOWER
19 Draws cheers after sending up political literature ATTRACTS TA< TRACTS
24 British sculptor seizing lecturer’s cigar CLARO L in CARO
28 Not a large amount for you THOU dd
29 English cathedral city noted for fish EELY E ELY
< = reverse dd = double definition ( )* = anagram { } = omit