Cryptic Crossword 1-1

Across:

8 Seer, see (behold), R (Republican), visionary (def)

9 Shaji, initially (first letters of), Solvers, had a joint interest

10 Span, Gauge (def), turn (reversal), naps (downs)

11 Prasad, abysmally (anagram), sad (low), par (standard), puzzler (def)

12 High Mass, Relative .. example (def), high (stoned), ma (mom), S (Sunday), S (School)

13 Macaroon, Cookie (def), MA (master), cartoon (comic), without (deletion), t (shirt)

15 Novena, Nine day prayer (def), oven (baker), in (insertion), NA (North America)

17 Dictate, Command (def), crazy (anagram of) cat + diet

19 Baptize, Title (def), BA (graduate), PT (training), sources (first letters of) in zoological energy

22 Sundar, Puzzler (def), sun (luminary), rising (reversal of) rad (far out)

24 Podiatry, PO (order), treatment (anagram of) a + dirty, foot care (def)

26 Asperses, Blackens (def), as per (according to), SE (London area), S (Society)

28 Venkat, Vent (air), about (container), KA (genius), puzzler (def)

30 Lama, Monk (def), leads (first letters of) large Andean mountain animals

31 Mukta, Puzzler (def), in (hidden), rest is fodder

32 Naru, Urn (Ashes holder), touring (container), A (Australia), turned back (reversal), puzzler (def)

Down:

1 Dear, Double def. as in Precious and as in honey (lover)

2 Prashant, P (President), rash (rushed), ant (soldier), puzzler (def)

3 Used to, Familiar (def), US (American), ED (Journalist), retrospective (reversal of), OT (book)

4 Washing, Drowning (def), Washington (capital), without (deletion), ton (wealth)

5 Virginia, Tossed (anagram of), i (a) + ring, in (insertion), via (through), state (def)

6 Asimov, As ..place (fodder), providing (hidden), pen for robot series (def)

7 Bass, Double def. as in Bass fish and deep sound,

14 Adieu, AD (notice), ie (that is), early sign of (first letter of) ultimate, farewell (def)

16 Nazar, Tarzan - T (Tarzan losing head), upset (anagram of it), puzzler (def)

18 Tiresome, Mind-numbing(def), rose (accelerated), action (anagram), in (insertion), time (adventure)

20 Training, T (Tea), raining (pouring), practice (def)

21 Spassky, Grandmaster (def), pass (high road), in (insertion), sky (blue)

23 Deepak, Puzzler (def), deep (profound), AK (state as in Alaska)

25 Devdas, Puzzler (def), vs (against), dead (comatose), doctor (anagram)

27 Spat, Spa (Health club), t (bar), Rhubarb (def as in tiff or fight)

29 Afro, Dreadlocks (def), in (hidden), rest is fodder.