Another very late blog – usually struggle with Brendan, not in duration, but getting a word wrong. No problems with this one, although like others, I did take some time to work out what was going on with CRABBED which was my last in.

Enjoyed the theme which I twigged onto about half way through – didn’t really help with getting any more answers, but did give another aha when spotting the fresh fruit.

BATH OLIVER which I hadn’t seen before was my c.o.d.

I was even able to completely parse the two unfamiliar phrases at 6d and 13d before looking them up.

Thanks for the fine blog, Manehi, and the superfine Monday (Tuesday…) Treat, Brendan!

PS, I got a pocket-sized Collins “crossword” dictionary at the dump yesterday!

“Makes” can mean “recoups” on it’s own. E.g. what did you recoup from that investment?

That leaves “up score” as anagram fodder.

And “originally composed” taken together as the anagrind.

It comes from once having been a public “servant”.

“Never complain, never explain, and never ever resign.” – only sadly I did the first and last of those things.

Of course away from my duties as your spin-doctor I would say that the fact that “makes up” tightens the definition makes for what is sometimes called an extended definition – ie the short version is enough – the extended version (which appears to include double-duty) adds to it.

OTOH, personally, I see no reason at all for double-duty on the def/wordplay overlap to be perfectly allowable.

Thanks anyway for a characteristically enjoyable puzzle (and M for the blog).

19 was a blunder. No excuse. The double duty of “up” inexcusable.
But I have no problem with “originally” (“original” = “novel”, see Chambers). Superfluous words, if they are justifiable, I see just as other possible resource for the cluer; likewise with 3-way clues.

Thanks Robi for saving my blushes on AEROBE, almost another blunder. My memory told me it was a small organism.

Nice one about Clinton and Monica, Robi.

I hadn’t heard of TABLE MONEY either, but sometimes a little stretching is acceptable for the sake of the theme, surely. It’s in Chambers, its meaning can be inferred from its constituents, the clue is reasonably clear, and it has LEMON in it.