1 Phrase of distress (2,4)

7 Close by (8)

8 Unwilling to work (4)

10 Brings about (6)

11 Capital of Nagaland (6)

14 Sheltered side (3)

16 Titled ladies (5)

17 Auctioneer’s cry (4)

19 They are used to photograph bones ? (1-4)

21 Be of use (5)

22 Leaves out (5)

23 Dry outer part of seed (4)

26 Visit briefly (3,2)

28 Comforter or quilt (3)

29 Oral (6)

30 Withdraw (6)

31 Prayer ending (4)

32 Pre-dinner drink (8)

33 Flowed out (6)

1 960 grains make two ___ (6)

2 Rubbed out (6)

3 Beams of sunlight (4)

4 Foul-smelling, poisonous oil (7)

5 Obscure (5)

6 Cartographer’s book (5)

8 Respite (4)

9 Last letter of the alphabet (US) (3)

12 Owns (3)

13 Repasts (5)

15 Make a speech (5)

18 Dominant (2,3)

19 Sixteen for Caesar (3)

20 Three-toed sloths (3)

21 Loss of memory (7)

22 Oaf, lout (3)

23 Safe harbours (6)

24 Once ___ a time : at some vague time in the past ? (4)

25 Caused a boat to turn over or fall down (6)

26 “Fiddlesticks!” (5)

27 Strength (5)

28 The finished edge of fabric (3)

30 Bollywood’s greatest Mohd. ___ (4)