Extra letters in the across clues spell out a description of two consecutive moves for the title of the puzzle. This need to be applied to the king in the grid leaving empty spaces where he started from and overwriting cells as he moves. His petitioner is visible in nine cells in a straight line. If that is not enough confusion there are single words to be removed from nine down clues to indictae teh work. Sounds daunting.
To a degree it was but most clues were pretty accessible. So a medium level of difficulty.
The additional words in the down clues being WAIST, SEA, BOWER, WEATHER, SHEET, MUSHROOM, DRIFT, STREAM and ICE. Pretty random words but all can be suffixed with ANCHOR. The work being referenced being ANCHOR’S AWEIGH. A film starring Gene Kelly (visible in the grid vertically from the end of 5 down). 3 columns to the left lies JERRY.
The extra letters in the wordplay spelled out GRAVITY DEFYING JUMP AND LANDING
Timings as per dance at Dance
Thanks Pandiculator – a complex ending but highly enjoyable, Not sure this would have been a puzzle pre internet days
Across
G 1 Bulgarian young lady lying about having grown reserves (6)
Bulg (Bulgarian) + rev. deb (young lady) = BULBED
R 7 Wind alters headgear (5)
(alters)* = SALET
A 11 Trojan regularly let out office of Central Americans (8)
TON (Trojan regularly) + (let)* + can (office) = TOLTECAN
V 12 Heart-throb at last bringing back grapes for lover (4)
b (Heart-throb at last) + Rev. uvea (grapes) = BEAU
I 13 Short lass leads one very Scottish trio that’s divine (6)
girl(lass) – l + ae(one Scottish) + ae (very Scottish) = GRAEAE
T 14 Peaceful girl to anger nationalist (5)
ire(anger) + nat (nationalist) = IRENA
Y 15 Some cheers for South American beast (4)
any(some) + ta (cheers) = ANTA
D 17 Space around nice fancy spread in the pudding club (8)
en (space) around(nice)* + ted (spread) = ENCEINTE
E 19 English acquired international tournament player and spoke about number one (8)
e(English) + got (acquired) + I (international) + seed (tournament player) = EGOTISED
F 21 Former enemy embracing new era (7)
foe(enemy) around n (new) + time (era) = ONETIME
Y 23 More precise exhausted datary that is retained by bishop (5)
dy(exhausted datary) + ie (that is) in rr (bishop) = DRIER
I 25 Claudius’s courtier is leaving Horus’s father in charge (5)
Osiris (Horus’s father) – is + ic (in charge) = OSRIC
N 26 Learning establishment contributing to drug-running (3)
Hidden rUNNIng = UNI
G 27 Alto is on side of church (5)
a(alto) + is + lee (side) = AISLE
J 30 Authorities that should initially grate on society (5)
ts (that should initially) + jars (grates) = TSARS
U 31 Unusually placed subject on five franc piece (7)
ecu(five franc piece) + topic (subject) = ECTOPIC
M 32 Winch wedged in cubic sleeves takes wheels (8)
jack (winch) in c(cubic) arms (sleeves) = CARJACKS
P 36 Comparatively severe vintage nobleman barking lines (8)
cru(vintage) + peer(nobleman) around ll (lines) = CRUELLER
L 39 Slow Greek ship (4)
largo (slow) = ARGO
A 40 Bit of lead from milled radial (5)
(radial)* = DRAIL
N 41 Drink white wine in pints occasionally (6)
asti (white wine) in pns (pints occasionally) = PASTIS
D 42 Lesson covering Perth landowner’s acreage with enthusiasm primarily (4)
laird(Perth landowner) swapping e (enthusiasm primarily) for a (acreage) = LEIR
I 43 Returned short letter covering Hawaii’s lengthy broadcast (8)
Rev. notelet(short letter) around Hi (Hawaii) = TELETHON
N 44 Royals repositioned sentry (5)
(sentry)* = TREYS
G 45 Will’s weights from gym are metal plates (6)
pe (gym) a(are) + segs(metal plates) = PEASES
Down
1 Worry brought about tremors after rejecting awkward truth (7)
(brought about – truth)* = BUGABOO
2 They do not like to slather waist liberally – save last of ointment (8)
(to slather)* – t (last of onintment) = LOATHERS
3 Dull and cheerless sea fish (5)
DD BLEAK
4 Characters in centrally punctured vessels (4)
etnas (vessels) – n (centrally punctured) = ETAS
5 Starting in second place, driving swiftly in Miami, passing as well as possible (5)
racing(driving swiftly) – r = ACING
6 Protoplasmic jellies finally bow with investigators coming up… (8)
s (jellies finally) + arco (bow) + Rev. cid (investigators) = SARCODIC
7 … bower observed to twice promote navy cut previously (4)
seen (observed) moving n (navy) twice = SNEE
8 Inclines field above poles (5)
lea(field) + ns (poles) = LEANS
9 Money to support each elderly trader in Baltic weather (10)
ea(each) + sterling (money) = EASTERLING
10 DJ bedding rampant old flame’s half-concealed outdated fitted sheet (6)
Rev ex (old flame) in (outd)* = TUXEDO
16 Rising 20 enthralled by nuclear expert who lacks hope of success (10)
start(Rev 20) in n (nuclear) = oner (expert) = NONSTARTER
18 Capri mushroom that’s terrible purgative (5)
(capri)* = PICRA
20 Italians drift Tesla – blimey! (5)
t(Tesla) + rats(blimey) = TRATS
22 Stronger spirit from the south acquiring South Carolina press (8)
Rev. rum (spirit) around sc (South Carolina) + lie (press) = MUSCLIER
24 Basket makers having role in European appeal for help (8)
part(role) in e (european) + sos (appeal for help) = ESPARTOS
28 Disheartened eccentric ceases to understand what cricket does to advance? (7)
ec (disheartened eccentric) + loses (ceases to understand) = ECLOSES
29 Essentially unfrocking sect is beyond understanding (6)
oc (essentially unfrocking) + cult(sect) = OCCULT
33 Smart youth’s stream from island overwhelmed by uncultured (5)
rude(uncultured) around i (island) = RUDIE
34 Northerner’s hairnet on end of frosty pipe (5)
kell (northerner’s hairnet) + y (end of frosty) = KELLY
35 Sitting in Alaska sharing porridge (5)
hidden (AlasKA SHAring) = KASHA
37 Muscles lifting bulk of stem (4)
rev stall (stem) – l = LATS
38 Broadcast ice festival’s misfortune (4)
Homonym of fete (festival) = FATE
This was a very enjoyable crossword to solve. It took me quite a long time to fill the grid, but the clues were excellent, and I duly collected all the letters from the Across clues so that I could read the ‘two consecutive moves’. I’m sure I have seen the name Pandiculator before, but I have forgotten where.
I identified the nine anchors for removal from the Down clues, and after finding GENE KELLY (eventually) in the grid I found Anchors Aweigh (a film title that was new to me) online. On identifying JERRY as the king in this story I managed to find his landing position, overwriting KASHA, but, annoyingly, I failed to see, in or near the top of the grid, where I could leave five blank cells.
Thanks Pandiculator and twencelas.
I enjoyed this entertaining puzzle which was very nicely clued. And it was good fun to watch the relevant clip on YouTube. I learnt a new term: ‘in the pudding club’, excellent!
Many thanks to blogger and setter.