Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Puzzle No. 17: Getting In Contact

 

Getting In Contact

By teamcrazymatt
We're seeing an issue with this grid: once in each column, crossing letters will conflict. For each of these disputed cells, you must drop the one letter into the shaded row below the grid, placing the other letter in the cell proper. If things are too obscure, the unclued 23 Across explains what you have.
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Squares filled: 0/132
Exolve Print Notes Jotter

Across
1"Optics bulging out," reckons a doctor (11)
12Catch bad flu after Nick (6)
13Perhaps Adam left (4)
14Matt's small change, or gaining ton of weight (6)
15Tedium broadcast from functioning console (5)
16Look at round top of Milad Tower (4)
17Online request to come secretively, secretly returning (5)
20Mixed up on a boat perhaps (2,3)
22Page caught in Downs' clutches (6)
23See instructions
26Misfortune of old sham writing turning hot (6)
30Hands closing around woman at bar (5)
32Initially make deal, taking it back for Indian fairs (5)
34Exercise with gent regularly, one of the Wrigleys (4)
35A Hose Melting Ice Cube? (5)
37Decapitation of leading villain upset half a country (6)
38At first, pay attention to conference? (4)
39Attractive heart spinning lie (6)
40A stain - it's repurposed to mark curved lenses (11)

Down
1Strike out on circuit like Australian resident (5)
2Men tangled with The Thing at end of Family Feud (6)
3Nurses' operation holding up rest (6)
4Spot leader of academy overturning book of Mark (4)
5Citizens of Haiti repay tax (4)
6See 37d
7Article crafted after reorganization when it joins shift? (5)
8Have on clothing - warm (3)
9Hawaiian geese seen wandering after naked chief (5)
10Assume American raised holding... right? (5)
11Godly person about to start to speak with Southern accent (6)
18It's bowed a lot, mostly one volume rising (5)
19Story's flat without a beginning (4)
21Whiz chases Elizabeth with sword (4)
23Capital P written on a moon (6)
24How to find gold in a good lode? (6)
25Rhythms of feet on paper have to be French (6)
27So uprising kept in check by needs, odd instincts (5)
28Stripping chic cap off part of a kit (2-3)
29Turing's grand material for thatched roofs (5)
31Legitimate member state (5)
33Old bachelor succeeding at last uses noodle (4)
34I need your attention to kiss without energy in part (4)
36Cockney woman, before approved times (3)
37, 637, 6Discourage period, having hesitation (3,3)

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