Puzzle No. 64: 23 and Me

23 and Me

By teamcrazymatt

(Originally published as MyCrossword #579.)

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1	Storm in which black reptile is pierced by lightning bolt (8) BLIZZARD. B + (Z in LIZARD)
5	Strain English fellow at camp (6) EFFORT. E + F + FORT
10	Right page of director's cut (5) RECTO. HA in diRECTOr
11	Tears into conclusion drinking fizzy beverage (5,4) CREAM SODA. REAMS in CODA
12	Witch games committee with vulgar rule - by all that's holy! (10) HAGIOCRACY. HAG + IOC + RACY
13	Independent reading question and answer about Asian country (4) IRAQ. I + R + ((Q + A) rev.)
15	Amateur wrong in ecstasy? That's foolish (7) ASININE. A + SIN + IN + E
16	Craft inspired by small drink (7) MARTINI. ART in MINI
18	Experts' intelligence initially considered boring (7) PROSAIC. PROS + AI + Considered
20	Finally scribble columns after ceremony for ruined city (7) POMPEII. (scribblE + II) after POMP
21	Dictator's regretted being impolite (4) RUDE. RUED hom.
23	My chances with one down in France, given thanks twice (5-5) FIFTY-FIFTY. def. note: refers to clue number and 1D - chances of two people in a room of 23 people sharing a birthday is approximately 50% | (F + IF + TY) repeated
25	Newspaper's expressions of affection to parents in text cut short? (5,4) DAILY MAIL. DA ILY MA ILy
26	Firm support for one moving on the ground (5) COBRA. CO + BRA
27	Cross an advanced dimension for all to see place of luxury (6) XANADU. X + AN + A + D + U
28	Sight unaided Yankee in a rage besieging journalist (5,3) NAKED EYE. YANKEE* cont. ED

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1	Mixed dirt and hay over standard spot in container - it's a question of probability (8,7) BIRTHDAY PARADOX. ((DIRT + HAY)* + PAR + AD) in BOX
2	Covertly mixed gin and tonic with drop of ouzo (9) INCOGNITO. (GIN + TONIC)* + Ouzo
3	Zone by castle makes sense of study of animals (10) ZOOLOGICAL. Z + O-O + LOGICAL
4	Dog wearing eternally-twisting bow (7) RECURVE. CUR in (EVER rev.)
6	Glory particularly uplifting setter (4) FAME. A.F. rev. + ME
7	Smell nothing grim (5) ODOUR. O + DOUR
8	Spent qintar and yen, suitable to get to lunar landing site (11,4) TRANQUILITY BASE. (QINTAR + Y + SUITABLE)*
9	Video device found by you and me long ago in the morning (6) WEBCAM. WE + BC + AM
14	One caught in a campfire blazing at first sight (5,5) PRIMA FACIE. I in (A CAMPFIRE)*
17	Top to bottom, excellent story is beyond words (9) INEFFABLE. FINE, F to end, + FABLE
19	Without stopping, go up to chopper to reach peak (6) CLIMAX. CLIMb + AX
20	Put back contents of wallet, a personal cap on oneself (7) PATELLA. HA rev. in wALLET A Personal
22	Entertainer in penultimate stage of sanguine spirit (5) DJINN. DJ + IN + sanguiNe
24	Stained lyre missing parts often held by one in a sober state (4) DYED. lYrE inside DD

Puzzle No. 63: Summer Vacation

Summer Vacation

By teamcrazymatt

For summer vacation, seven clues must be identically altered before entry into the grid. Enumerations have been withheld.

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1	Singer's steam room less bright for Spooner (2 wds.) DONNA SUMMER. SAUNA DUMBER Sp.
7	See 32d
10	One Spanish and one Roman school UNI. UN + I
11	Sense of self-esteem's gone overboard, primarily EGO. Esteem's Gone Overboard
12	Hobos worked to make Canadian puppets HOOBS. HOBOS*
13	Heard a number make mistakes? A member decides on competition (2 wds.) SUMMER OLYMPICS. (SOME ERR A LIMB PICKS) hom.
16	Long "S" written in foreshadowing ESH. HA in forESHadowing
17	Died after taking too much? That's strange (3) ODD. D after OD
18	I say, "Go away!" to loafer, perhaps (4) SHOE. SHOO hom.
19	Candy prepared much milder for innocent person (3 wds.) SWEET SUMMER CHILD. SWEETS + (MUCH MILDER)*
22	On the contrary, a conservative on Hill is pretender ACTOR. TOR after (A + C)
24	Antelope exercising a lay-in INYALA. (A LAY=IN)*
26	Fields loss in the midst of difficulties PLAINS. L in PAINS
27	Turkic language read from right to left in Zaire and Zambia AZERI. HA rev. in (zaIRE + ZAmbia)
29	Trained speaker is not performing after getting cute with oil spill ELOCUTIONIST. (IS NOT)* after (CUTE + OIL)*
31	See 2d
33	See 2d
35	Sloth engaged in gaiety AIE. HA in gAIEty
36	Shitcan expert smiths' leaders forging weapons (2 wds.) SWORD CANES. S-WORD + CAN + Expert Smiths
39	Initially exotic smell - fine with what's found in Nook? (hyph.) E-BOOK. Exotic + B.O. + OK
40	One in flight spotted amid crocuses ROC. HA in cROCuses
41	Somewhat persnickety about those with power INS. HA rev. in perSNIckety
42	Chill some bread LOAF. DD
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1	Dresses, well-used, hung up during party (2 wds.) DUDES UP. USED rev. in DUP
2, 31a, 33a, 43a	02, 31a, 33a, 43aI eat, cooking moose steak and rum with husk of maize, for things may not remain good (7 wds.) ONE SWALLOW DOES NOT MAKE A SUMMER. ONE + SWALLOW + (MOOSE STEAK AND RUM + MaizE)*
3	Nothing is hard after noon NISH. (IS + H) after N
4	One topless camper at edge of lake has guts NERVE. oNE + RV + lakE
5	Alone, thoroughly unlucky at love SOLO. S.O.L. + O
6	See 38d
7	Cuts centre out of circles LOPS. LOoPS
8	Third member of paid staff threw up sash OBI. (paId + BO) rev.
9	Let off prisoners in exchange as educed EASED. HA in exchangE AS EDuced
12	Jars hospital and institute over edit of diary HYDRIAI. (H + I) cont. DIARY*
14	Aboard back of Speedo not fooling around ONTO. speedO + NOT*
15	Pride ensnares allies often after firm crashes COLLISIONS. (LIONS cont. aLlIeS) after CO.
20	Perhaps August shows quantity of oak cots with R.E.M. music soaring (2 wds.) SUMMER STOCK. HA rev. in oaK COTS + R.E.M. MUSic
21	The old chasing bit of heat to get high, long ago HYE. YE after Heat
23	Odd twitch! TIC. TwItCh; &lit
25	Feature Mr. and Ms. Cross for period following being in heat AFTERSUMMER. (FEATURE MR. + MS.)*
28	Dzos uncontained by an Egyptian city in the Bible ZOAN. dZOs + AN
29	Old Ford we'd sell fragment of EDSEL. HA in wE'D SELl
30	Heart of cheer in kind relative NIECE. chEer in NICE
32, 7a	32, 7aMuse from awkward look at principle characters of very emotional '60s phenomenon (3 wds.) SUMMER OF LOVE. (MUSE FROM)* + LO + Very Emotional
34	Miss Scarlett often found here, absent radical active bit of treason from the South TARA. (A + R + A + Treason) rev.
35	Continent is in chaos, covered in lava ASIA. IS* in AA
37	Old bishop accepted tribal ruler OBA. O + B + A
38, 6	38, 6Fate closing in on leaders of truly corrupt online company (hyph.) DOT-COM. DOOM cont. (Truly Corrupt)