Financial Times 15449 Sayang

Thanks to Sayang for a not too difficult puzzle, though there was one solution which required help from Gaufrid (thanks, Gaufrid). Definitions are underlined in the clues.

Across

1, 4 Crimping her can upset her dreamboat (6,8)

PRINCE CHARMING : Anagram of(… upset) CRIMPING HER CAN.

9 Two birds in a cackle (6)

TITTER : 2 birds[TIT + “tern” minus its last letter(almost) ].

10 Hot Lips, a smash in M*A*S*H, for instance (8)

HOSPITAL : Anagram of(… smash) HOT LIPS, A.

Defn: An example of which;for instance is a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, or MASH. And, of course, “Hot Lips” Houlihan was a nurse in that TV series.

11 Talk about new fancy (6)

ORNATE : ORATE(to talk;to give a speech) containing(about) N(abbrev. for “new”).

12 Garden of Eden is in exhibition (8)

PARADISE : IS contained in(in) PARADE(an exhibition of sorts).

13 Hit the grass (3)

HAY :  Double defn:  1st:  (Obsolete) word for a thrust that wounds a vital part.

14 A place lined by trees (6)

AVENUE : A + VENUE(a place for a meeting, gathering, etc.).

17 Shoot phenacyl chloride, perhaps and make them cry (4-3)

TEAR-GAS : Cryptic defn: Phenacyl chloride is the chemical in tear-gas, shot into rioting mobs to make them cry, and thus incapacitated.

Defn: As a verb.

21 A cocktail for a soldier (6)

GUNNER : Double defn: 1st: … served in parts of the Far East formerly under British colonial rule; and 2nd: … in the British artillery.

25 Piggy to start to engorge (3)

TOE : TO + the 1st letter of(start to) “engorge“.

Defn: …, as a child’s word.

26 Clothing company advertisement, first in public (8)

OVERCOAT : [ CO(abbrev. for “company”;a commercial firm) + the 1st letter of(…, first) “advertisement” ] contained in(in) OVERT(in public;not secret).

27 Flight marking start of a religious era (6)

HEGIRA : Cryptic defn: The flight by Mohammed from Mecca to Medina, the starting point of the Muslim era. The Muslim calendar starts from the year of the flight.

28 Questionable bias deleted and rendered fluent (8)

ELOQUENT : Anagram of(… and rendered) [ “Questionable” minus(… deleted) “bias” ].

29 Help to return record of discussion in New York (6)

DIALOG : Reversal of(… to return) AID(help) + LOG(a record of events that took place).

Defn: …, as spelled in America.

30, 31 Mourinho left this battle ground in Yorkshire (8,6)

STAMFORD BRIDGE : Double defn: 1st: Home ground of Chelsea Football Club, formerly managed by Jose Mourinho; and 2nd: … in which King Harold of England defeated his brother, and 3 weeks before the former was himself defeated in the other battleground of Hastings.

Down

1, 22 Drawers behind a new poster designed for twin skyscrapers (8,6)

PETRONAS TOWERS : TOWERS(those which tow;pull;draw) placed after(behind) anagram of(… designed) [A + N(abbrev. for “new”) + POSTER ].

Defn: … in Kuala Lumpur.

2 Meant for home to care for elderly dowager initially (8)

INTENDED : IN(at home) + TEND(to care for;to nurse) + the 1st letters, respectively, of(… initially) “elderly dowager“.

3 Box of macadamia, perhaps – what a stale joke (8)

CHESTNUT : CHEST(a storage box) + NUT(an example of which;perhaps is the macadamia).

5 No soldiers into grass; what a relief (6)

HOORAY : [ O(signifying 0;none of something) OR(abbrev. for “other ranks”;non-commissioned soldiers) ] contained in(into) HAY(dried cut grass).

Defn: An expression of relief, or jubilation.

6 Set aside ring once more (6)

REPEAL : PEAL(to ring, as a bell does) + RE-(the prefix indicating a repeat action).

Defn: …, say, a law.

7 Know instinctively that Eskimo has time for new replacement (6)

INTUIT : “Innuit”(alternative spelling of “Inuit”;a member of the Eskimo peoples) with “t”(abbrev. for “time”) replacing(has … for … replacement) “n”(abbrev. for “new”).

8, 20 Source of drug lord, a negligent criminal (6,8)

GOLDEN TRIANGLE : Anagram of(… criminal) LORD, A NEGLIGENT.

Defn: The opium producing area comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand.

12 A few singers in touch with flag- waver (7)

PATRIOT : TRIO(a few singers, specifically a group of 3) contained in(in) PAT(to touch;to stroke gently with the palm or fingers).

15 Singapore leader rejected fish (3)

EEL : Reversal of(… rejected) LEE(surname of late Singapore leader, Kuan Yew, and current PM, his son Hsien Loong).

16 It’s quite funny whichever way you look at it (3)

GAG : A palindrome(whichever way you look at it).

18 Excellent port in magnificent lake (8)

SUPERIOR : RIO(de Janeiro, Brazilian port) contained in(… in) SUPER!(excellent).

Defn: One of the Great Lakes in North America.

19 Common people having no legal claim (8)

UNTITLED : Double defn: 1st: …, ie. not of the nobility.

20 See 8

22 See 1 down

23 Given alternative to a hat (6)

FEDORA : FED(given, eg. food) + OR(conjunction introducing an alternative) + A.

24 Nape of a street urchin (6)

SCRUFF : Double defn.

25 Some old money for a maker of hides (6)

TANNER : Double defn: 1st: The former British sixpence coin.