8 A support or foundation (4)
9 Scratchy (5)
10 Following (4)
11 A long tiresome piece of writing (6)
12 Saw (8)
13 Badge (8)
15 A device used to keep instruments steady regardless of motion (6)
17 Braids (7)
19 Marked with linear discolorations (7)
22 Gaelic (6)
24 Critiqued (8)
26 Longing (8)
28 Showing affection (6)
30 Goddess of healing (Babylonian mythology) (4)
31 Browned slices of bread (5)
32 Tick ____ (4)
Down
1 Made from the residue of grapes (4)
2 Marks against a person for misconduct (8)
3 Requested earnestly (6)
4 Academic (7)
5 The ability to see (8)
6 A natural cavity in a bone (6)
7 Shaft on which a wheel rotates (4)
14 Pertaining to Scandinavia (5)
16 Foot joint (5)
18 In an advanced stage of pregnancy (8)
20 Unnerve (8)
21 TV show (7)
23 Pharynx (6)
25 Elevated open grasslands (6)
27 Pocketbook (4)
29 Pleasant (4)