The word to be clued was HOGMANAY (not MAHOGANY!).
Across
1 ACCUSAL; acc us(U)al; normal
7 URDE; o/ar
10 NAAM; a in man (rev.)
11 MEREST; co/ed
13 PADERERO; der in anag.
14 (M)ONO(M)ANIA; ain a on 0 (all rev.)
15 RUMINATIVELY; anag.
17 GANESA; an in anag.
18 ACTS UP; a Ct + pus (rev.)
19 CARAFE; car (s)afe; Pitcher
21 CRATUR; rat in cur
23 (A)EROGENER(A)TORS; anag. & lit.
27 ANOESIS; C/up
28 JEROBOAM; o bore (rev.) in jam; bOttle
29 BEDAUB; bed Au b
30 MATY; m at y
31 REPE(L); P in ree
32 NASARDS; ar(e) in anag; sTops
Down
1 ANCORA; i/ll
2 CANNULAR; c annular; tubEs
3 CAROM; clue to OSCAR: OS + RAC (rev.); rebound = CAROM
4 STANNIFEROUS; anag.
5 AUDI(T) ALE; a U dial e
6 SERVICE ROADS; anag.
7 UREA; O/rly
8 DSOS; D SOS; kinE
9 RUDOLF; ‘d in flour (rev.)
12 ERNES; clue to ROBED; b,e in rod; eagles = ERNES
16 (E)LUTRIAT(E)D; tria(l) t in lud
18 ADENOMA; m/id
19 BRAYED; a y in bred
20 ROBED; clue to ERNES; hidden; enswathed = ROBED
22 ESSAYS; say in ess
24 OSCAR; clue to CAROM; RA (rev.) + O in c M; O = OSCAR
25 AJEE; a je(t)e; liNe
26 GRA(D)E; g + ear (rev.)
The winning clues to HOGMANAY were:
1st
New Year’s Eve may start with moderation, but ends with a good many drunk
(ho + anag. inc. g; Richard Morse)
2nd
It sees the demolishing of mony a haggis – not half!
(anag. – gis; Roy Dean)
3rd equal
Feast one keeps in minutes before New Year
(hog + a in m a n y & lit; Ross Beresford)
Strong liquor Mac’s into before start of year?
(M in hogan + a + y & lit; Chris Brougham)
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