1: Spring inside proper old theatre (7)

5: Rider in Confederacy's last two campaigns, primarily by inclination (7)

9: Dark, scary thing (5)

10: Staggering by, notices something offensive (9)

11: Court that wrongly executed an assassin (9)

14: Short line in letter back-fires (5)

16: One might be uplifted if a cockney spoke of arts such as opera. (7)

17: Brought back sample of Gruyre; it's a touch more savory (7)

19: Essay writers essentially met back in apartment (7)

21: Lackluster sex drive dogs one on wobbly pins (7)

23: Gnomelike feature of parallel fingers (5)

25: Equus? Shenanigans! (9)

26: Hobo accepts employment at a home on the water (9)

28: Theme running through Canaletto picture (5)

31: Moulded indicator of irrevocability (3-4)

32: In Cuba, eliminating a U.S. nightmare (7)

1: Revolves around a star. (3)

2: Encourage horse led with direction. (3)

3: Agent returned carrying yen in a container (7)

4: Thus might florin study a silly timekeeper (3-3,5)

5: Its a firm, small lettuce (3)

6: Without a bit of Retin-A, stops wrinkles (7)

7: 'There the woman is!' exclaimed in a less friendly way (5)

8: Attempt test (3)

11: Incinerate 'em in box (7)

12: Pay for remedy (5)

13: Everyone in Italy's mad - so it's said - for ice cream (5-6)

15: Physicist failed to finish food before a trip round sun (7)

18: Limp elbows display drive (5)

20: African president to supply workforce with New Deal? (7)

22: He doubts whether to smash pickets (7)

24: After Friday, Luke gets a piece of tail? (5)

26: Concealed hot part of psyche (3)

27: On the canvas from third strike (3)

29: at peoples uptown bar for starters? (3)

30: Cronkite, Bradley, and Safer's first network (3)