THC-crossword thread-6; 4 ans PP till 4 pm IST

[pavalamani pragasam]

Across
1 Orders sacking section’s head after purge backfired (10)DIRECTIONS
6 Sultry maiden’s naked reflection (4)
10 Altered bill likely to attract excise duty (7)
11 Alley having yellow and red lights (7)
12 Person beside me actually caught Pat returning to steal ring (9)
13 Time to release paper publication (5)
14 Word’s out to help servants (5) MAIDS
15 One leaves army career for fusing metals (9) SOLDERING
17 Showed complete involvement in building design (9)SIGNALLED
21 Soft copy starting to replace writing sheet (5) PAPER
22 Commercial’s part of endless disturbance in set, for example (5)
24 Places for storing containers carrying provisions (9)CUPBOARDS
26 View owl’s head and wing (7)OPINION
27 One leaving South American country with title for family (7) SURNAME
28 The old road ahead is an eyesore (4)STYE
29 Bird kept in focus from a small distance (10)

Down
1 Ditch painter involved in racket (5)DRAIN
2 Discovering self in true life (9)
3 Bone loss seen in chest scan leads to problems (7)
4 Transport iron rods right away inside building (7)
5 Organic cane raised near Russian river (7)
7 On way back, what’s consumed by mule from these trees? (5)
8 This writer initially scribbled something on tattered green page (9)
9 Mark reports what a maker of ale does … (6)
14 … spreads corn on space above roof of storehouse (9)
16 Key left in care of person opens the thing (9)
18 Best clothes to wear with style primarily for handsome man (6)
19 Silence is interpreted as consent (7)
20 Standards maintained inside department store (7)
21 Plan quiet trip around Greece (7)
23 Lady I employed (5)
25 Eliminate smell rising from dirty surroundings (5)