Puzzle No. 76: Moments True

Moments True

By teamcrazymatt

After an American 1a, part of each row in succession will herald a 42a. Enumerations have been withheld.

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1	Orderly helps a lot, containing onset of babesiosis after doctor doesn't come through (3 wds.) DROPS THE BALL. ((HELPS A LOT)* cont. Babesiosis) after DR
9	One stretching old money EXTENDER. EX + TENDER
10	Fun not reading notice SPOT. SPORT - R
11	Third son doesn't start letter ETH. SETH (third son of Adam and Eve)
13	Vatican, in essence, keeps dogs CANINES. HA in vatiCAN IN ESsence
15	Work with git - he prepared to discover gravity WEIGHT. W + (GIT HE)*
16	Starts to expect gentlemen with large pompous attitudes EGOS. Expect Gentlemen + OS
17	Flies captured by Lestrade lying around DARTS. HA rev. in leSTRADe
18	Envies, without even seeing the First Lady EVE. EnViEd
21	Superman's first found by lair, with no time to construct cape NESS. Superman after (NEST - T)
22	See 1d
23	Cogs turning; he ultimately answers, brushing off spun news GEARS. turninG hE + ANSWERS - NEWS*
26	Style? Let it loose! TITLE. (LET IT)*
28	First person's got skinned civet I'VE. cIVEt
29	Thugs to let out expressions of disgust UGHS. TOUGHS - TO
31	Nasty chump abandoned drunk in Glasgow FOU. FOUl
32	Lab assistant follows beginning of rich American's trial RIGOR. IGOR after Rich | note: def. refers to US spelling
34	Book leader of highwaymen found by ditch RUTH. Highwaymen after RUT
36	Left-wing queen arrests term of Maggie Thatcher REEDER. (RED + ER) cont. maggiE
38	Kindling romance with force during first date FATWOOD. (WOO after (F + AT)) + D
39	Flock shortly seeing the last day? NYE. NYE (New Year's Eve abbr.)
40	Focus of algebra problem about birds EMUS. algEbra + (SUM rev.)
41	Rebellion prepared to lose captain in bunker that's more isolated LONELIER. REBELLION* - Bunker
42	Opening words refer to exile; left charges anywhere at sea? (3 wds.) HAPPY NEW YEAR. (APPLY - L) in ANYWHERE*

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1, 22a	01, 22aEliminate team and race over (hyph.) DEEP-SIX. (XI + SPEED) rev.
2	Annoyance after shaving head - that's different OTHER. bOTHER
3	Very tiny bird trapped by whiz PETITE. TIT in PEE
4	Saw wood after turning rock into silver - small inconveniences SNAGS. SNORE, AG <--> ORE, + S
5	Naked character from Greece catches a fever HEAT. tHETa cont. A
6	Duck-loving roommate liberates one eagle ERNE. ERNIE (from Sesame Street) - I
7	Mock crowds turned on by hint of autoerotic asphyxia APNOEA. (APE cont. (ON rev.)) + Autoerotic
8	Not as many oats initially found inside sediment LOESS. LESS cont. Oats
12	Couple's tense victory over America TWAIN. T + WIN cont. A
13	Celebrate without stopping - love swallowing piece of that crunchy snack CHEETO. (CHEEr + O) cont. That
14	One opposed to Calvin maybe is using ascended snares SUSIE. HA rev. in maybE IS USing | note: def. refers to Calvin and Hobbes
19	Loved removing wheel from elliptical? I hear the solver would VALUED. OVAL - O + (YOU'D hom.)
20	The poet's before the author; in the end, she's closer ERE. thE authoR + shE
22	Pack things STUFF. DD
23	Government provided image online GIF. G + IF
24	White soldiers fly, finally chasing down arrow IVORY. (OR + flY) after IV (shape)
25	"Quiet, you! Quiet, in the back, you! Quiet! Quiet!" SHUT UP. SH + U + quieT + U + P
27	Nothing principally becoming loud and complicated FIDDLY. DIDDLY, F <--> D
30	Gardai occasionally could cut grass GRAMA. GaRdAi + MAy
32	Renovate passenger space in active Heathrow's terminals RENEW. passengeR spacE iN activE heathroW
33	Information I found with element of exploratory spirit GENIE. GEN + I + Exploratory
35	Extremists in heretical club holding nothing sacred HOLY. (HereticaL + Y) cont. O
36	Strip of cloth from jumper - scrap of nylon ROON. ROO + Nylon
37	German gentleman's red after stripping HERR. cHERRy

Puzzle No. 75: Have a Cup of Cheer

Have a Cup of Cheer

By teamcrazymatt

The answer to 1a/21/1d/7 must be entered around the perimeter of the grid. Direction and starting square are for you to discover.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
(Originally published as MyCrossword Quick #85.)

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1, 21, 1d, 7d	01, 21, 1d, 7dYanking around extremely ordinary child, that guy without hands at cheap restaurant with suggestion of home, eating bit of Russian plate and American breakfast with broken heart, spreading the unorthodox Creole message of Christmas cheer (13 words, 48 letters) JOY TO THE WORLD THE LORD IS COME LET EARTH RECEIVE HER KING. JERKING cont. ((OrdinarY + TOT + HE + W/O + R,L + DIVE + Home) cont. ((Russian + DISC + OMELET + HEART*) in (THE + CREOLE*)))
8	Send out cycling swimmer (7) MANATEE. EMANATE cyc.
9	Flatboat throwing back catch with energy (5) BARGE. GRAB rev. + E
10	Mass in mad crush, enraptured by singer with fault (6,7) CHURCH SERVICE. CRUSH* in (CHER + VICE)
11	Rose faces legal trouble (6) ISSUED. IS SUED
13	South African native arranged herb, one on the side? (6) RHEBOK. HERB* + OK (letter shape)
16	One's game to park car in borders of meeting ground (4,9) ROCK PTARMIGAN. (TO PARK CAR IN MeetinG)*
19	See each runner (5) LOPER. LO + PER
20	Lines (cocaine) on doily regularly inhaled by accused murderer and rapper (2,4,1) LL COOL J. L,L + C + (dOiLy in OJ)
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2	Clappers put on guest's clothing (7) TONGUES. HA in puT ON GUESt
3	Caper about town and harass without stopping (5) ANTIC. (CITy + NAp) rev.
4	Religion where God is one saint among those people... (6) THEISM. (I + S) in THEM
5	...essentially, the clan rising under King to reach second incarnation (7) REBIRTH. ((tHe + TRIBE) rev.) after R
6	My soldier's dog (5) CORGI. COR + GI
7	See 1a
12	Ruler's eccentricity marks power before heartless mistake (7) EMPEROR. E + M + P + ERrOR
14	Fuss about finally getting into book on one divine being with love (3,2-2) BIG TO-DO. abouT in (B + I + GOD + O)
15	At first they suffer becoming fat (6) TALLOW. They + ALLOW
17	Protector of jewels with papers delivers flyer at night (5) CUPID. CUP + ID
18	Book of crystal heads (5) MICAH. MICA + H

Puzzle No. 74: Before the Ink Runs Dry

Before the Ink Runs Dry

By teamcrazymatt

In commemoration of the end of the 23 11.
(Originally published as MyCrossword #865.)

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1	Glimpse of person that is holding pressure hose (4) PIPE. Person + I.E. cont. P
3	European capital's market has old lords' money to begin with (9) STOCKHOLM. STOCK + Has Old Lords' Money
9	Drop of tepid port first leads to uproar (4) RIOT. Tepid after RIO
10	Decorative coin a doctor starts to analyse constantly with curious expression after last month (10) DECADRACHM. (A + DR + Analyse Constantly + HM) after DEC
12	Marking out signature (8) DEFINING. DD
13	Wag tail of Africanis during leap by river (6) JESTER. (africaniS in JETE) + R
15	Critic's wife drawn in by wild reverie (8) REVIEWER. W in REVERIE*
16	Piles on a document (5) REAMS. RE + A + MS
19	Ancient kingdom trapped in ugly diaspora (5) LYDIA. HA in ugLY DIAspora
20	Alien multitude cycling in the open air (8) ALFRESCO. ALF + (SCORE cyc.)
22	Film about following first of intertidal fish out of water (6) MISFIT. MIST cont. (F + Intertidal)
24	Idle greeting during regular parts of flaky verse? (8) LIMERICK. I'M ERIC in fLaKy
26	Being sure of boys getting hold of female presence pursued by divine being (6,4) LAYING ODDS. LADS cont. (YIN + GOD)
27	Round flake delivering parting words (4) OBIT. O + BIT
28	Medicinal flower in vacant place students and I found next to either border of twinberry? (9) PELLITORY. PlacE + L,L + I + Twinberry OR twinberrY
29	Recalled Mighty Mouse's gripping story (4) MYTH. HA rev. in migHTY Mouse

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1	Lampoon average leaderless organization (6) PARODY. PAR + bODY
2	Scan a drop of liquid probed by hollow radioscope (9) PROOFREAD. (A DROP OF)* cont. RadioscopE
4	At Christmas, a special time, it's said of God at Jesus' birth (3,7) THE SNOWMAN. T + HE'S NOW MAN
5	South Africa captured by King-Emperor (4) CZAR. ZA in CR
6	One helping reproduce house-blended elderberries omitting skin of litchi (5,7) HORSE BREEDER. HO + (ELDERBERRIES* - LitchI)
7	Allowed it to be shown after movie missing frames (5) LICIT. IT after fLICk
8	Ruler in stress having empty head (7) EMPRESS. IMPRESS, E <--> I
11	Tournament I often valiantly entered across the country (12) INVITATIONAL. I + (ValIanTly in NATIONAL)
14	House recipe written after frying food half-heartedly cooked (10) GRYFFINDOR. R after (FRYING FoOD)*
17	Play "ABC" - it cranks residents up in some Inuits' home (6,3) ARCTIC BAY. HA rev. in plaY ABC IT CRAnks
18	Employ under professor, on board without hesitation (7) PLUMPLY. PLY after PLUM
21	Drawing small boat (6) SKETCH. S + KETCH
23	Society thanks the French for fashion (5) STYLE. S + TY + LE
25	Perhaps Keats' vessel filled with essence of dandelion (4) POET. POT cont. dandElion

Puzzle No. 73: Mindgame

Mindgame

By teamcrazymatt

This puzzle was created after a certain author answered my question on a recent Barnes & Noble webinar.
(Originally published as MyCrossword #851.)

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1	Spanish accord meeting with disapproval is constructing sleds for those with paraplegia (3-4) SIT-SKIS. SI + TSK + IS
5	Example statement from a pawnbroker? (5) IDEAL. I DEAL
10	Characters leading up to foxtrot instead find love at heart at home (5) ABODE. ABCDE, O <--> C
11	Maybe Carmen Sandiego ultimately sports brimless art hat (5) OPERA. sandiegO + PE + aRt hAt
12, 2d	12, 2dWhat lively husband and amour at heart nurse rose tree? (8) HAWTHORN. WHAT* + H + amOur + RN
13	Panic wildly over regularly reading tomes about breathing problems (7) APNOEIC. PANIC* cont. tOmEs
14	Got into strange part of London (7) TOOTING. (GOT INTO)*
16, 3d	16, 3dOne guarding access from peerage poorly guarding the heartless king (10) GATEKEEPER. PEERAGE* cont. (ThE + K)
18	Man's one setter almost killed (4) ISLE. I + SLEw
20	Piece of information a chief of Tesla buried in dirt that's recalled (5) DATUM. (A + Tesla) in (MUD rev.)
22	One mounted purge with hesitation (5) RIDER. RID + ER
24, 31d	24, 31dStep back from page losing head having captured revolutionary enemies (4,3) EASE OFF. lEAF cont. (FOES rev.)
25	Baron playing with Dutch union (4) BOND. B + ON + D
27	Stray wandering among banks of canal that's clear (7) CRYSTAL. STRAY* in CanaL
28	German borough upset America keeping bear in captivity (7) SPANDAU. US rev. cont. PANDA
30	Dragon hiding in the past (3) AGO. HA in drAGOn
32	Hollow in back hurts endlessly (5) NICHE. IN rev. + aCHEs
33	Hymn about a special Lamb frequently forgotten (5) PSALM. (A + SP) rev. + LaMb
34	30-nil by close (2,3) OF OLD. O + FOLD
35	Queen taking trace of last two drugs to constituent (7) ELECTOR. ER cont. (Last + E,C + TO)

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1	Fury after raising taxes in Scandinavian city (9) STAVANGER. ANGER after (VATS rev.)
2	See 12a
3	See 16a
4	Unemotional executive turned up after empty suit (5) STOIC. CIO rev. after SuiT
6	Girl's shown up on date with one in a suit (7) DIAMOND. MAID rev. + ON + D
7	Ignoring work to clean soot (3) ASH. WASH - W
8	Sports crowding the stands (8) WEATHERS. WEARS cont. THE
9	Understand the world in global fronts (4) TWIG. The World In Global
15	Opening seen in Fortnite held up (5) INTRO. HA rev. in fORTNIte
17	Model houses Papa's making at this moment (5) TODAY. TOY cont. DA
19	That woman left in lurch becomes a great detective (8) SHERLOCK. SHE + (L in ROCK)
21	Seasonal celebration in which mediums cast bit of magic before river (9) MIDSUMMER. (MEDIUMS* after M) + R
23	Latrine out of tissue, one used to see (7) RETINAL. LATRINE*
26	One brings sorrow from wise men sheltering prince before heading to Egypt (6) MAGPIE. (MAGI cont. P) + E
27	See you in apartment initially keeping company? Quite the opposite (4) CIAO. In Apartment in CO
28	Location of independent college separately released from discipline (5) SCENE. SCIENCE - I - C
29	Guardians are essentially behind plan (5) DRAFT. guarDians aRe + AFT
31	See 24a