Azed 1819 – making haste fairly slowly

Solving time c. 45 mins in two sittings (without Chambers), but one mistake (or maybe more – see 8D).

I’m surprised more crossword setters haven’t had fun with clues for FESTINA LENTE (35A).

Across
1	ALBANY HERALD – (a ballad Henry)*. The only other herald I think I can remember is the something Poursuivant –
9	ALLOPURINOL – all, N in (pour oil)* – an anti-gout drug
13	TIGE – “I get” with T moved to the front
20	OPHITIC – hit in (cop I)* – relating to the sect who get friendly with snakes on the basis of one verse of the Bible.
21	A1,R(B)ATH – yet another type of carriage – from India this time
27	PA(R,ADO)S – earthworks protecting against a rear attack – when I looked in the big red book I was hoping for a bit of armour or clothing
30	TENDS – (ten d., s.) which would be 1/10 in LSD.
31	FUCI – comp. anag – ((French cuisine) – (inn cheers))*
33	TO,EA – there are 100 toeas to the kina in Papua New Guinea. (I had “noea”, hoping that ‘no’ was the currency)
34	GRESSORIOUS – ESSO in rigours* – it means “adapted for walking”

Down
1	A(MENG)LASS – meng/ming/menge = mix/mixed, and an amen-glass apparently bore a Jacobite inscription such as “God save the King”.
2	LA(RIA)M – another drug, and a ria is a drowned valley forming an estuary – the name comes from NW Spain, but the best-known UK examples are in Devon and Cornwall.
3	BLU(N.G.)E – to mix something like clay with water – a mixture of ‘blend’ and ‘plunge’
4	NO(VAT I)AN – relating to the third century anti-pope Novatianus, who was tough on the lapsed.
5	HU(ll),L(ea)K
8	LO(G)OS – I think – but I can’t justify loos=major conflict.
10	PARE,O – (or pareu, for future reference)
18	SHORT-OIL = “shore toil” – varnish with a low proportion of oil, so quick-drying
19	ABLE(IS)T – the bleak = ablet is a fish
22	RANCES – hidden word
24	A D(NO)UN

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