SunWeb40 by Athos

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ACROSS

8 See this agent before going to sea (8)
9 Arouse the Scotsman by telling him to leave, I hear (6)
10 Its about a can, I see (6)
11 Its close when the sun is furthest away (8)
12 It's about the Ulster one hundred, in a cultural way (6)
13 This bloomer has no identification in the sky (8)
15 Una has about fifty, below her elbow (4)
17 And Santa came around to see who killed the hound (7)
19 Has a unique horn, I hear (7)
22 I will be wet all around (4)
24 You and me on the road to get the wine there (8)
27 So you wager I am dim (6)
29 The French desire to be like the stars (8)
30 First class fish, not good? (6)
31 Pure cheats (6)
32 Edward was on the oceans and spiced things up (8)

DOWN

1 About that menace (6)
2 A gin is in this badge (8)
3 A well defined decrease for the Sea King (5-3)
4 The holy man in the train, loved his uncles bride (7)
5 Lose the lot in a wager, for a dance (6)
6 Tear around after a degree for some back-chat (6)
7 This wise guy, Melville, he sings with a crazy group (8)
14 He took the Dublin tram back to Damascus (4)
16 No fowl in this den (4)
18 Yes, I can see eight (8)
20 Rare gas at Albert's during infancy (8)
21 A small bed I will lie on heard after the ball (8)
23 Can a bad eye with a tilt, sort stresses (7)
25 Set about twice and fly to sleep (6)
26 Tom rounds up the long one, for an American dish (6)
28 After the weekend Kenneth was wet (6)

Full Solution

ACROSS
8 chandler.
C + HANDLER
9 awaken.
AWA[Y] KEN
10 retina.
RE A TIN anagram
11 solstice.
ITS CLOSE anagram
12 ethnic.
ETH + NI + C
13 asteroid.
ASTER + O + ID
15 ulna.
U[L]NA
17 Setanta.
S [ET =and] ANTA
19 unicorn.
UNICORN
22 isle.
ISLE
24 Westport.
WE + ST + PORT
27 obtuse.
SO U BET anagram
29 sidereal.
LA DESIRE anagram
30 ailing.
AI + LING
31 chaste.
CHEATS anagram
32 seasoned.
SEAS + ON + ED

DOWN

1 threat.
RE THAT anagram
2 insignia.
A GIN IS IN anagram
3 clear-cut.
C + LEAR-CUT
4 Tristan.
ST TRAIN anagram
5 ballet.
B [ALL]ET
6 banter.
BA + RENT anagram
7 Melchior.
MEL + CHIOR
14 Saul.
SAUL
16 lair.
LAIR
18 eyesight.
YES EIGHT anagram
20 neonatal.
NEON + AT + AL
21 cotilion.
COT+ I'LL+ I + ON
23 stylist.
STY + LIST
25 tsetse.
TSETSE
26 omelet.
OM [ ELE] T
28 sunken.
SUN + KE

Solved Grid

SunWeb39 by Athos

Welcome to SunWeb39
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ACROSS
1 Leaks after a bee, I hear in the midlands (9)
9 The coalman lost his tail and found his dog (6)
10 Where the ale goes may not be the most appealing (4,5)
11 Speak softly on course (6)
12 Very old Ulster army, with little brother Edward in the cattle farm after dark (3,6)
13 Adapt this fair father back (6)
17 After fifty you are not on time (3)
19 Toe-nail bliss (7)
20 Moves about clumsily to sleep (7)
21 It radiates always, like a little bird (3)
23 No tubes in this, stupid (6)
27 Our little city in our capital, beside the end of the ring (9)
28 Bristle, there's plenty for a jump (6)
29 Repeat about the French, for revenge (9)
30 His vocation is that he cares about the Orient (6)
31 This anger, sounds like it could be channelled into a form of painting (9)



DOWN
2 Sounds, like a sword in the ale or after the page (6)
3 Maybe not French freeborn, but put your clothes on (6)
4 The long one's route back to tolerance (6)
5 With 49, 51 and 100 it is unlawful (7)
6 Jailbird with one French snare, there's a riddle (9)
7 Awkwardly count without your fingers (3,6)
8 Retry the case of the clerical assistant (9)
14 No acorn seen with this timber, I hear (9)
15 180 on this, is as good as it gets (9)
16 Sidney dispatched back about a protester (9)
17 Sounds like a relative (3)
18 It is Latin (3)
22 Do you think he is one (7)
24 A north diagonal in the end (6)
25 One gives thanks back for the drink in this chamber (6)
26 Was the bandage like this (6)



Full Solution

ACROSS

   1  Abbeyleix.

       Abbey leix sounds like 'a bee leaks'

   9  collie.

       COLLIE[R]

10  beer belly.

       BEER BELLY

11  putter.

       P + UTTER

12  Red Branch.

       R [ ED + BR ] ANCH knights

13  adjust.

       AD + JUST

17  ate.

       [L] ATE

19  elation.

       ELATION anagram

20  slumber.

       LUMBERS anagram

21  tit.

       Spells IT from centre outwards all ways, forward and backwards

23  obtuse.

       O + TUBES anagram

27  Irishtown.

       IRISH + TOWN, beside Ringsend

28  abound.

       A BOUND

29  retaliate.

       ITERATE + LA anagram

30  career.

       CARE +[E] + R

31  distemper.

       DIS{this} TEMPER{anger}

DOWN

   2  beeper.

       BE [EPee] ER = page+r, and it sounds, too

   3  enrobe.

       [FR]EEBORN anagram

   4  leeway.

       EEL back LEE + WAY

   5  illicit.

       IL + LI + C + IT

   6  conundrum.

       CON + UN + DRUM

   7  all thumbs.

       ALL THUMBS

   8  secretary.

       RETRY CASE anagram

14  resonance.

       ACORN SEEN anagram

15  dartboard.

       DARTBOARD maximum score 180

16  dissenter.

       DIS SENT ER

17  ant.

       A[U]NT

18  est.

       EST

22  Israeli.

       ISRAELI

24  aslant.

       A N LAST anagram

25  atrium.

       AT + R[I]UM

26  swathe.

       WAS THE anagram

Solved Grid