I should probably blog these a bit sooner after solving, or at least take notes, since I have scant recollection of actually tackling this one. I do know that I once again managed it armed only with the hard copy of Chambers, and that this method seems to suit me well.
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SEA LORDS – SEAL ORDS. |
| 7 | ASTI – A + [ani]S[eed] + TI. |
| 11 | UNMETRED – UNMET + DERE<. |
| 12 | IMPASSE – I’M PASSÉ. |
| 14 | MOOI – MO + OI. |
| 15 | CUNCTATIOUS – (ACTION CUT US)*. |
| 18 | ULNA – [armf]UL NA[turally] and sort of &lit. |
| 19 | AARON – R in (A + A + ON). |
| 20 | RE-ELECT – REEL + ETC*. |
| 22 | CROSSER – C + ROSSER. |
| 23 | MELÉE – ME + LEE. |
| 24 | REAP – RE[c]AP. |
| 28 | ALDERMANITY – (LAYMAN TRIED)*. |
| 30 | REEL – RE[b]EL. |
| 31 | ARTSONG – (AR + TONG) “having snatched” S. |
| 32 | PATENT LOG – (AGENT + PLOT)*. |
| 33 | ASIA – (A + IS + A)<. |
| 34 | LAMASERY – MASER in LAY. |
| Down | |
| 1 | SUIT – SIT “carrying” U. |
| 2 | AMPUL – A + M + PUL[l]. |
| 3 | LEAN-TOS – (LAST ONE)*. |
| 4 | RESTS – I think this is a triple def. |
| 5 | DREAMER – DREAR “about” ME. |
| 6 | SETTLEMENT – (ETTLE + MEN) in ST. |
| 8 | SPOOL – LOOPS<. |
| 9 | TROUNCED – (NOT CURED)*. |
| 10 | IRISATED – (IS IT A RED)*. |
| 13 | SCANSORIAL – (RASCAL IS ON)*. Nice clue. |
| 16 | SACRARIA – (A RC AS)< + AIR<. |
| 17 | CARELESS – SELE< "boarding" CARS. |
| 20 | REGMATA – REATA “encircling” GM. |
| 21 | LEGISTS – GIST “accepted by” LES. |
| 25 | À DEMI – A1 “about” MED<. |
| 26 | HAREM – HARE + M. |
| 27 | STOLE – dd. |
| 29 | AGGY – [b]AGGY. |