Across | 1 | Letter from Israel suggesting riftth? (6) | 6 | Big ace crashing? One retains what ends in the drink maybe (6, 2 words) | 11 | Uncultivated land I urge must be developed, pursuing cause (8) | 12 | Unfinished things? Reverse of worthless stuff, with appeal (6) | 13 | Engraved metalwork showing old-fashioned approach, badly turned (6) | 14 | Scots equivalent of hock, vintage with no end of flavour in it (4) | 15 | First signs of baby is always seen in significant bulge (4) | 16 | Having staked one's all thus (?), lo! Horses still running? (9) | 17 | Condition involving new and old pain for Italian monk (11) | 19 | Cutting in version of a bible reading that's fit for cutting (11) | 25 | Smooth transverse decoration on chest? (9, 2 words) | 28 | Not a sound in secluded spot (4) | 29 | Former local, close to street (4) | 30 | Knight (otherwise horse), following traditional lines (6) | 31 | Gilt ware in formo lussuoso (6) | 32 | Nuns and such primates with energy may reform impious sinner (8) | 33 | Refuse is kept in reserve (6) | 34 | Fast bowler deceived tail-enders in spell before close (6) |
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Down | 1 | Wife, a beauty, one of many on Dorothy's road? (12, 2 words) | 2 | Insectivore: in some localities they relish one (6) | 3 | Voice in sickness raised for drug to fight malaria (6) | 4 | Marry old crone, hard (5) | 5 | Probably not what Miss Muffet said as greeting - not 'er, bristling? (6) | 6 | Old dunce - one summoned up zilch (6) | 7 | Ian's first into minced cutlet curry, Scots-style (7) | 8 | Fails to justify confidence, female giving way to sons finally (6) | 9 | Old silk, unfortunately with a bit of tear in it (5) | 10 | Eiger's subtle winds - setting for electric discharge (12) | 18 | They'll lap feeble lights losing lead (7) | 20 | Advertising ploys exciting to boss (6) | 21 | Unseen degeneration Conservative radical forsaking centre must reverse (6, 2 words) | 22 | Look into gum substitute as protection for footwear (6) | 23 | Natural lubricant on climbing I found in Indian tree (6) | 24 | Banks, possibly, what'll make Els shift position of ball? (6) | 26 | Scots praise nothing in what betokens England (5) | 27 | Sun's reverse of insubstantial in ME land (5) |
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