Special Instructions: This puzzle is part of the Cracking The Cryptic discord server's puzzle pack celebrating the puzzle archive reaching 12345 entries.
Across
Beginning to be a bit of life (5)
Vicious cat Sid is about (8)
Bill? He is setter adding V to end of cage to make something to get you stuck (8)
Drool when one moves to the East becoming a sage (6)
Sit and rot as force is in Paris with energy and resistance (6)
Developer of Aqualung's bird sounds to pull broadcast (8)
Able to read and write without long recap (7)
Move to inglenook infused with red lighting? (7)
Area around Glastonbury Tor seems abandoned (8)
Leaders of king's army start battle against historic citadel (6)
Organic chemical in wooden axe handles making a comeback (6)
The origins of man are relatively mundane, only simple evolution and that monkey (8)
Neutral because old university really in the centre (7)
One of parliament's lesser members is not wiliest when ignoring the odds (5)
Down
Amended one debit to become compliant (8)
Climbing on South-East face's protrusion? (4)
Second helpings of hash browns after around 6 eggs (6)
Partially address encephalitis in nature (7)
Tom's liaison breaks up as Mike leaves, resulting in periods of solitude (10)
Let upside-down squirrels fight (7)
In the middle of skiff Bobby waits, sozzled, and loath to take you to this island (5)
Where we aim at a greater transformation (6,4)
Elegant dancing as flute keeps time (8)
Most closely resembling bird-house with an organ inside (7)
"Spurs taken off backs of heels at Shanghai forum" - Emu Council wiki (7)
First to open amazing Greek letter (5)
Russian with lots of mates from Western parts of Kansas always reliably popped out and voted (6)
Monster undergoing a change of direction to have a really good look? (4)
Very nice - although the picture was a bit generous! Not that I needed it as I suspected shenanigans from the off - lots of gentle clues and a few funky words (presumably constrained by the fill). A fun solve though :)
2 comments