Cryptic crossword No 1,912

Tue 13 Aug 2024, set byShane

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Special Instructions: How to solve the crossword: Each 9 letter entry has a clue for a 10 letter word, which is the 9 letter entry, plus one letter, except two entries, which are clued as the appropriate 9 letter entry. The letter in question which is missing is the one that begins the clue. These "spare letters" form an anagram to give a hint as to the 2 partially unclued entries, which in turn give slight hints to the other 2 missing letters. People have called my puzzles unduly hard, I am now fully embracing it.