Games & Pastimes No. 2 — cryptic crossword

A themed (Games & Pastimes) cryptic puzzle: 37 clues on a 13×13 grid. Solve it online — check your answers as you go, ask for a hint, and read how each clue works once it is solved.

Across

1. Anorak's pursuit of sporting titan going off the rails (13)
8. Fancy home in picture (7)
10. Quiet, mad Lear gets whiter (5)
11. Fish for spirits, we hear (5)
12. Tried a trial edition (6)
15. Hold up English dress (4)
17. First lady's right, always (4)
18. Polish river's back for a makeover (4)
19. Initially, slowly imbibe Pinot! (3)
21. Round friend is a gem (4)
24. Island language for coffee (4)
25. Growth in policy statement (4)
27. Dean keeps company with cleric (6)
29. Master left to make money (5)
31. Extremist marine leaves deep blue (5)
32. It goes up with a guy on top (7)
33. Card game for content households (5,8)

Down

1. Cheat at party game (7)
2. Piled up as dames fell over (7)
3. Row on new river in France (5)
4. Strip old copper without hesitation (4)
5. Tilts skewer up (4)
6. Arctic home has one good convenience (5)
7. Pig out as George loses energy (5)
9. Still points featured in soprano descant (5)
13. Each clever youngster hides (5)
14. Brown, perhaps, upset tutor (5)
15. Wine smuggled into Ontario jail (5)
16. Support against a duck? Well done! (5)
20. Prince of Aragon is for admitting journalist (5)
22. Old Indian game where a chip is in play (7)
23. Probes spread slander (7)
25. Firm expression of disgust for hack (5)
26. A trap? Ready and awake! (3-2)
28. Boredom, in part a hidden nuisance (5)
29. Woman with daughter in song (4)
30. Waterloo winners in Brighton (4)

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