The Channel Crossword

A recipe for disaster. Set by Māyā (https://mayaofauckland.com/), each month for Channel. No. 74

Across

1 Sock contributing wool to the 5 across' recipe (3) 3 Pan (say) over giving tongue to the 5 across' recipe (3) 5 20 down's sisters, with irritations? (7) 9/5D Drown, with limb broken, contributor of 15 to the 5 across' recipe (5,4) 10 M.C. follows song with pneumatic tool... (3,6) 11/13 ...that hurt! Allow playground equipment to be a contribution to the 5 across' recipe (6,4) 17 See 14 Down 19 Couple in indecent coat that's fit to consume (9) 20 No ailment cured by hormone? (9) 21 Calculator contributing 27 to the 5 across' recipe? (5) 23 Block copper behind with echo (4) 24 Academic holding cloth scale contributor to the 5 across' recipe (6) 29 Divorcée and casual worker rock, in an unplanned sort of way (9) 30 See 1 Down 31 Edge close to a contribution to the 5 across' recipe (7) 32 Isaac not on to make this contribution to the 5 across' recipe (it could go either way) (3) 33 Frog's contribution to the 5 across' recipe, the

Māori getting nothing (3)

Down

1/30A Old Nabob boos unlikely contribution to the 5 across' recipe (7,5) 2 Cloth within cash register? (5) 3 Pete's partner was a turkey? (3) 4 Good to have cereal with butter (4) 5 See 9 Across 6 To plug a venomous contributor to the 5 across' recipe... (4) 7 ...like a clumsy person bringing home the bacon? (3-6) 8 Foretell eating a horse, as underweight (7) 12 Score went into regular stay (6) 14/17 Butcher Fanny's keen - contributed fillet to the 5 across' recipe (5,5) 15 Musician acting as defence for 30 down (5) 16 Raising agent to spin in locks (3,3) 18 I built dam more or less spontaneously (2,7) 20 Play Spooner's call to American calculations, say (7) 22 Weave Ariadne into true frog family (7) 25 Crow left in 4 (5) 26 Bullets in the morning time? (4) 27 Split in support of Kelvin (4) 28 A pond, nothing more? (4) 30 Queen, perhaps, almost existed (3)

Solution to last month's crossword

This month's crossword will also be uploaded to the creator’s blog at: channelcrossword.wordpress.com There, Mãyã will kindly attempt to answer any questions or comments that may arise from the crosswords each month.