Solving time approx. 40 mins (without Chambers)
I solved this at work last Monday actually, although I did check a couple of answers online (3dn, 12dn).
Across
| 6 | SI,ROC (“cor is” rev) – I didn’t understand the wordplay at first, but a cor is a Hebrew measure also called a homer. |
| 10 | INNUMERATE – (ennui a term)* |
| 11 | V(CH)IP – one of those where you just have to trust your instincts from the wordplay. It’s a chip in a TV which allows parental controls. |
| 13 | BI(POL,A)R – A LOP inside RIB=wife, all reversed. |
| 15 | FACT – the Federation Against Copyright Theft, those annoying people whose adverts you see on every DVD. |
| 16 | TAU,TO(LOG)Y |
| 17 | WIS,ELY – see as in diocese, and the only one you ever see in crosswords! |
| 20 | ARE(O,L)A – I only knew this as the dark bit around the nipple, but it’s also the bit of the iris surrounding the pupil. |
| 22 | E(ND)MAN – “call round” = name rev. |
| 24 | FU(R,N.I.)TURE |
| 26 | LOCK – triple definition |
| 28 | AL(l),ODIUM |
| 29 | ORIYA – hidden rev. in wAY I ROared. |
| 30 | P(RONOMI,N)AL – RONOMI = (moroni(c))* |
| 32 | DRUG,GET – a type of rug. |
Down
| 2 | IN(H,O)USE – I’m guessing H,O is from H(old) O(f), anyone got any better ideas? |
| 3 | LU(c)(I)K – the Dutch name for Liège. I checked this in Wikipedia to make sure, but the wordplay’s pretty clear. |
| 4 | N(EBUL=blue*),(sa)Y |
| 5 | GRIS,ON=no. rev – a grison is something like a weasel. |
| 6 | SA,POGENIN(=opening*) – It=sex appeal=SA, probably the most over-used cliché in crosswords! |
| 7 | RE(LA)X |
| 8 | OR,A,CU,LARLY=(rally*) – OR=other ranks=soldiers. |
| 9 | CURT,A,IN – the clue looked a bit strange (I thought it was a misprint at first) with “1in” used for “one inch”. |
| 12 | C(LAIR,C(law))OLL(i)E – guessed it from the wordplay but checked in an online dictionary that there was such a word. |
| 14 | CO,(a)LLUSION |
| 17 | WA(LLAB=ball rev)Y |
| 19 | A(MU,SI=is rev)NG – Ang. is a Latin abbreviation for Anglice, meaning “in English”, hence the two ins in the clue. |
| 21 | A,ROUND – round is an archaic word for whisper. |
| 22 | E,NAMOR=roman rev. |
| 23 | S(CO)PA – CO=commanding officer |
| 25 | E(XAL=lax rev.)T – E.T. being the fantastic film. |
| 27 | TRIG – double def. Short for trigonometry, and a Scottish word for sound. |
Mike G.