No.11064, Monday 21 Apr 2014, Gridman

I know Gridman likes his coffee, but does that mean he has given up tea at the end of his over of 6 deliveries

ACROSS
1 Deserts a contingent on a bit of suspicion (8) ABANDONS (A BAND ON S)
5 A counter-productive tool? (6) ABACUS CD It is a productive tool on the counter
9 Dirty rush to hit beanbag in the middle (8) FLYBLOWN (FLY BLOW N)
10 Antiguan arboretum provides sanctuary for this creature (6) IGUANA (T)
12 Capital! Romantic hero loses nothing (4) ROME (ROMEo)
13 A bomb alien dropped is terrible (10) ABOMINABLE (A BOMB ALIEN)*
          A chance to re-post my abominable poem on the Yeti ! But I have already posted it a couple of times. 
15 South American leader holds monied one in Czech republic (6) CHAVEZ (HAVE in CZ) "Haves" (money one) as contrasted from "Have-nots"
17 Lost daughter found in Andean nation (5) PERDU (D in PERU)
20 Blight in the last month? Yes (5) DECAY (DEC AY)
          Remembered the old movie Blithe Spirit, where the spirit is probably a blight on the blighter from Blighty
21 Sh! With these milk containers, one is horrified (6) UDDERS (shUDDERS)
          Remembered the old comedy serial "Some udders do have them" (~Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)
24 Getting rid of a boy for spilling oils and asafoetida (10) ABOLISHING (A B OILS* HING)
27 Wrestling with second after American backs (4) SUMO (US< MO)

29 Pamper old king welcoming Indian television channel (6) CODDLE (COLE outside DD)
30 Once, engineer, with two journalists, outstripped (8) EXCEEDED (EX CE EDx2)
31 Indian leader’s son, with maid, follows unhappy perversion (6) SADISM (I S M follows SAD)
          In normal times, I'd have said this sounds like the philosophy of a regional Indian political party. But these are not normal times, for the code of Model conduct applies.
32 One van, specially fitted, approaches Mumbai suburb in advance (8) INVASION (I VAN* SION)
          Is the Crimea advance/invasion a crime?  Probably depends on the point of view!

DOWN
1 A female’s company? Say yes! (6) AFFIRM (A F FIRM)
           "I do" say yes to a female's company!
2 The depths of sailor’s unknown text message (6) ABYSMS (AB Y SMS)
3 Carnegie in depression? (4) DALE 2
4 Old Indian governor finds a woman in retrograde block (5) NAWAB (A W in BAN<)
           I am sure he is winning friends and influencing people, wherever he is
6 Started to entreat with an international organisation (5) BEGUN (BEG UN)
           A slight change in the last letter would have given the foregoing Nawab his begum!
7 Has trouble moving up in mad scramble (8) CLAMBERS (SCRAMBLE)*
           A scrambled scramble!
8 Evolves favourably resulting in phases? (6,2) SHAPES UP (SHAPES* UP)
11 Astonished by network in these times (6) AMAZED (MAZE in A.D.)
14 Reported plan to bring milk product (4) WHEY (~WAY)
           L'il Miss Muffet's aliment
16 Man’s expression of disgust in vehicle (6) VAUGHN (UGH in VAN)
17 Occupy a space in prince’s boat (4) PARK (P ARK)
18 Goes ahead and makes a loan (8) ADVANCES 2
19 Given one’s due with account that’s woven (8) ACCORDED (AC CORDED)
22 Italian town square almost free (6) QUADRI (QUAD RId)
23 Girl crosses road in country (6) JORDAN (JOAN crosses RD)
25 Does nothing but sidle with son from one end to the other (5) IDLES ((-S)IDLE(+S))
26 U.S. President put an end to working (5) NIXON (NIX ON)
           The guy who made watergate famous well before our coalgate
28 Big game shot (4) MEGA (GAME*)

PS - For those who have logged in after 8:40, there is an article by the Reader's Editor of The HINDU which has been posted in the blog today at 8:30 and can be viewed in the post below this.