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This puzzle is cleverly and wittily misleading in places such as 25down
( )* = anagram [ ] = omitted < = reversed
Across
2 Crises? Energy and information used in humane action
EMERGENCIES E + GEN in MERCIES
10 Waterweeds in running water around ditch
ELODEA LODE in EA
11 Struggle at Rugby, going to very independent teacher
MAULVI MAUL + V + I
13 Hospitality worker nobleman’s brought in for each section
BARPERSON PER + S in BARON
14 Engage husband’s passion
HIRE H + IRE
16 Computer scale lacking end points
ERNIE [v]ERNIE[r]
18 City with border in Italy
RIMINI RIM + IN + I
19 Soldiers in relief mission – precipitate item
RAINDROP RA + IN + DROP
20 Depression shown by student into dope
GLEN L in GEN
21 Story about Vatican City is not recorded
LIVE V in LIE
23 Scientist mostly seen aboard car of metal
MERCURIC CURI[e] in MERC
26 Modifies computer language a lot, though nothings cut out
ADAPTS ADA + P[o]TS
28 Conscious judgement’s not final before end of case
AWARE AWAR[d] + [cas]E
31 Man’s key material left incomplete
IVOR IVOR[y] piano key
32 First light? Stir, getting first of Holsteins in farm building
DAYRHOUSE DAY + H in ROUSE
33 Look to lake to contain aged fish
SEA EEL AE in SEE L
34 Gin drunk in great quantity in historic bar
LINGOT (GIN)* in LOT
35 Dreadful media article brought about sleep? That’s commonplace
A DIME A DOZEN (MEDIA)* + DOZE in AN
Down
1 Clear workers will accept Queen and line in monarchy
NETHERLANDS NET + ER L in HANDS
2 One split up, snatching student’s girl
ELVIRA (A L in RIVE)<
3 Group of four regret taking over half of celebration
MOURNIVAL MOURN [fest]IVAL in card game gleek a set of four aces
4 Increasingly bored and defeated, dumping college
REAMED [c]REAMED
5 Gossip about Dior’s latest clothes
GARB [Dio]R in GAB
6 Person in Rome’s upset the authorities there?
EMPERORS PER in (ROMES)*
7 A vein, malformed? Several such
NAEVI (A VEIN)* birthmarks
8 Restraint shown by Rector beset by cheeky kid
CURB R in CUB
9 Girl’s still half upset about cricket side
EVONNE ON in EV(EN)*
12 Unreliability often seen from the time of railway adopting it
INSINCERITY IN + SINCE + IT in RY
15 Lassie runs out before ruin in Scots spree
GILRAVAGE GI[r]L + RAVAGE
17 A slab, with roe, cooked: Italian dish
BRESAOLA (A SLAB ROE)*
22 Having notions, I act about Australian
IDEAED A in I DEED
24 Shakespearean character, dull fellow i found in company
CASSIO (ASS I) in CO
25 Tax officials raised unacceptable option? Fixed with assisstance of board
IRON-ON Inland Revenue + (NONO)<
27 Article repeatedly interrupted by hint of ego, prompting laughter
TEEHEE E E in THE
29 Location for funerals: best after one’s departed?
CREM CRE[a]M
30 Mature Scots lad playing with United
AULD (LAD U)*