Across:
1. Oh, not six-ply, sadly, for the man with the hammers (11)
9. Supporter needs energy to get to northern hill (4)
10. Prepare anaesthetic for three, maybe (5 6)
11. Service gets one back from a long way away (4)
14. New coats for Ladies' Day here? (5)
17. Four people have a couple of pints with visitor (7)
19. Charles the Fourth struggles into mufti (7)
21. Someone taken on for for quiet support after one celebration (7)
22. Unprepared for piece of bad libel! (2-3)
23. Come back to find European copper in rivers (5)
24. Turn back into trees in city... (7)
27. ...Rennes contains a terrible trap! (7)
28. Now follows old article on best comeback of South Pacific (7)
29. I damage station’s logo (5)
31. Part-timers come back carrying one French family member (4)
34. Unfortunate clash with tribe about opening of pits in homelands (11)
35. Price of endless stock reorganisation (4)
36. I scare Mam in new train station, maybe (11)
Down:
2. Turn wagon into compound (4)
3. Princess’s Australian mother? (4)
4. Made red female dean to return (7)
5. Traditional distribution of income is endless (5)
6. Go into second leg, Honey (7)
7. Bring into the country once new part of roadside warning system (7 4)
8. Man of the world takes break in fancy trailer (11)
12. A queen’s car runs around Dover initially to find country entertainment (6 5)
13. Senses wall being destroyed by son is criminality (11)
15. Raged when miners’ leader’s kept outside (7)
16. Figure in band can’t go travelling! (7)
18. Key one left inside drum (5)
20. Poem from overseas (5)
25. One’s shot inside taking back Greek character’s metal (7)
26. Now returns with subject in the wrong place (7)
30. Some veggie ate radish in diner (5)
32. Most important person captures island (4)
33. Brings great ass regularly (4)
Solution:
XYLOPHONIST=T=T
=A=Z=E=O=W=BRAE
PRIMENUMBER=A=R
=D=A=N=I=E=AFAR
S=L==ASCOT==F=E
QUARTET=CIVVIES
U=W=ADOPTEE=C=T
ADLIB=R=A=RECUR
R=E=LIMOGES=O=I
ENSNARE=OCEANIA
D=S==IDENT==E=L
AUNT=D=A=O=M=G=
N=E=BIRTHPLACES
COST=U=E=I=I=T=
E=S=AMERICANISM
Name: Puzzle 496
Author: by Steve Townsend
Annos-Across:
1. XYLOPHONIST (anag Oh not six ply)(anagrind = sadly)
9. BRA (= Supporter) E(nergy)
10. PRIME (= Prepare) NUMBER (= anaesthetic)
11. A (= one) FAR (= RAF reversed)
14. ASCOT (anag coats)(anagrind = New)
17. QUART (= a couple of pints) ET (= visitor)
19. CIV (= Charles the Fourth) VIES (= struggles)
21. A (= one) DO (= celebration) P (= quiet) TEE (= support)
22. Hidden in wordplay
23. R(iver) E(uropean) CU (= copper) R(iver)
24. LIM [OG (= GO reversed)] ES (= trees)
27. ENSN (A) RE (anag Rennes)(anagrind = terrible)
28. O(ld) CE (= Now) AN (= article) IA (= A1 reversed)
29. I DENT (= damage)
31. A [UN (= one French) T (= T(erritorial) A(rmy) reversed)
34. BIRTH [P(its)] LACES (anag clash tribe)(anagrind = Unfortunate)
35. COST [anag STOC(-K)](anagrind = reorganisation)
36. AMERICANISM (anag I scare Mam in)(anagrind = new)
Annos-Down:
2. YARD (= dray reversed)
3. Double Def
4. HEN (= female) NAED (= dean reversed)
5. NOMIC [anag INCOM(-E)](anagrind = distribution of)
6. S(econd) WEE (= Go) TIE (= leg)
7. TRAFFIC (= Bring into the country) CONE (anag once)(anagrind = new)
8. TER [REST (= break) RIAL (anag trailer)(anagrind = fancy)
12. SQUARE [D(over)] ANCE (anag A queen's car)(anagrind = runs)
13. LAWLESSNES (anag Senses wall)(anagrind = being destroyed) S(on)
15. STOR [M(iners)] ED (= kept)
16. O (= band) CTAGON (anag can't go)(anagrind = travelling)
18. TAB (= Key) L(eft) A (= one)
20. Hidden in wordplay
25. I {RID (= shot)] I (= ones) UM (= MU reversed)
26. EC (= CE reversed) TOPIC (= subject)
30. Hidden in wordplay
32. MA [I(sland)] N (= person)
33. G(r)E(a)T(a)S(s)
Defs-Across:
1. the man with the hammers
9. northern hill
10. three, maybe
11. a long way away
14. Ladies' Day here?
17. Four people
19. mufti
21. Someone taken on
22. Unprepared
23. Come back
24. city
27. trap
28. South Pacific
29. station’s logo
31. family member
34. homelands
35. Price
36. train station, maybe
Defs-Down:
2. compound
3. Princess
3. Australian mother?
4. Made red
5. Traditional
6. Honey
7. part of roadside warning system
8. Man of the world
12. country entertainment
13. criminality
15. Raged
16. Figure
18. drum
20. Poem
25. metal
26. in the wrong place
30. diner
32. Most important
33. Brings