THC-crossword thread-7; 5 answers PP till 4 pm IST

[pavalamani pragasam]

Across
1 One with guts to expose scam (6,6) SQUASH RACKET
10 Wife starts to fry grain (5) WHEAT
11 Gave data set with new value (9) ADVANTAGE
12 Vegetable buried in spot at orchard (6) POTATO
13 Locked in? Stop consuming calories, miss! (8) ENCLOSED
15 Ace almost flounders incredibly, after wicket (9) WONDERFUL
16 Beer-drinking boy is talented (4)ABLE
20 Bank gets second place (4)POST
21 Systematically flay clue mistakenly bypassing some rules (9) CAREFULLY
24 A bit of canvassing by a politician to gain ground? (8)CAMPAIGN
26 Workshop made odd suit without designer's lead (6)STUDIO
28 Country crushed as a ritual (9)AUSTRALIA
29 Sarfraz ornamentally conceals sharp instrument (5)RAZOR
30 Crawlers with hundred legs, hiding a butterfly at heart (12) CATERPILLARS (CD)

Down
2 Doubts? Probe Spinner's alternate down clues at the end (9) (QUEST)(I)(ON)(S)
3 Geographic coordinate / with no linearity at first,/ involves Ptolemy's second // approach (8) A[-L](+T)TITUDE
4 Captain ate with England's opener (4) HEAD
5 Commercial undertaking ultimately involves risks (10) ADVENTURES
6 Easy-going family delays regularly (6) KINDLES It is KINDLY
7 Frogs transformed on affectionate damsel's smooch, basically (5) TOADS
8 Cried after son was charged (5)SWEPT
9 Badgers want short tail clipped (7) NEEDLES
14 Organised a trial run with group's chief, involving three stakeholders (10)TRIANGULAR
17 Vehicle animal draws with zero running (9) (BULL)(D)(OZER*)
18 Unusual cryptic places captivating setter (7) SPEC(I)AL*
19 Ethnic group on mountain range (8) CULTURAL
22 Repeat of nonsense is below standard (6)PARROT
23 Place for suits and boots? (5)COURT
25 Composition's metre basically untouched — just as it was written! (5)MUSIC
27 Cab fee is on Spinner (4)TAXI

Very good!