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A rather jolly cryptic

◆◆ · By n0hk · Published 2022-10-11T23:14:15.209Z

Watching a https://www.twitch.tv/butlerontheair crossword stream (check them out!), I had inspiration to write a grid with only one clue. Turns out that this is pretty difficult, and others have found a neat way to sidestep this and create so-called quote puzzles that are still entertaining and engaging. I'm more stubborn than I am good at writing crosswords; so I continued by finding the longest appropriate fill that I could, and writing a crossword around it.

Rules:

The central square is used as part of the aforementioned multi-entry clue, and is positionally denoted by a *.
All the other clues are normal, and hopefully enjoyable.
I'll be impressed at those who manage to WOF this entry from the enumeration alone, if you mange to do so then you deserve the head-start in solving the rest of the clues.
Thanks to Butler's stream for the inspiration for this grid, and teamcrazymatt https://crypticmatt.blogspot.com/ for the test solve!
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  • Blesking 17:56 · 2022-10-15T17:38:47.917Z
    Very fun! The 2-2-2 definitely helped figure out the big one haha
    • n0hk constructor · 2022-10-16T01:20:48.690Z
      I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the solve and comment <3! It's definitely friendly enumeration, but that makes up for some of the other parses :)
    • ButlerOnTheAir 🤓1:19:56 · 2022-10-26T01:41:24.621Z
      Wow would you look at this, n0hk made a cryptic and it has my name in it! Howdy do! Thanks much for the shoutout and for the puzz, Amrit says "sorry I wasn't here but i contributed" so that is cool. Amrit also said we should do the Spelling Bee now. But I will have enjoyed this puzzle more than the Spelling Bee because it had my name in it and was made by my good friend Brad. Til we speak again! - Me
      • n0hk constructor · 2022-10-26T20:14:33.463Z
        Does being in the blurb count for being in the grid? Now I'm thinking I need to use Butler as fill in a grid sometime 🤔 And surely the spelling bee's had your name in it in the past :)
        But look at Amrit being the only one sane enough to not participate
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      1A
      See 23A
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      Across
      1. 1A
        See 23A
      2. 3A
        See 23A
      3. 7A
        It is contracted from leftists ('3)
      4. 9A
        Cry of beast overwhelmed by scotch turning chump in debt into a drone (4, 5)
      5. 11A
        Heavy-handed pint affected drunk employee at last (5)
      6. 12A
        In Berlin, I plugged extremely notable position (5)
      7. 13A
        Troublesomely bet the lot captivated by horse seconds away from arch (9)
      8. 15A
        Increases power of bumper car evenly prior to setback (7)
      9. 17A
        See 23A
      10. 19A
        See 23A
      11. 20A
        See 23A
      12. 21A
        See 23A
      13. 23A
        & 30D & 21A & 7D & 20A & 19A & 10D & 3A & 1A & * & 33A & 17A & 34A: Amending of monarch’s offbeat tenet doomed heathen’s homeland to unify and refrain from piracy (7, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 2-2-2, 3, 1, 6, 2, 3)
      14. 26A
        Performance of special edition divides Royal Navy (9)
      15. 27A
        Those without experience are regularly ignored en masse, undone by prerequisite (5)
      16. 29A
        Left girl making proposition (5)
      17. 31A
        Overheard wife assuming leadership role in perverted following, no longer at odds to remarry (9)
      18. 32A
        Fancy Japanese coin (3)
      19. 33A
        See 23A
      20. 34A
        See 23A
      Down
      1. 1D
        Chairperson avoids Twitter rift and blows drug, resulting in unwarranted firing? (5)
      2. 2D
        It helps set the scene as party's inspired by taste of revenge before unceremonious entry into battle (4, 7)
      3. 4D
        Colours in half of images after working around distinguished artist (7)
      4. 5D
        "Tragedy!" Quoth Hel - "Loki's imprisoned after onset of Heimdall's banishment"? (7)
      5. 6D
        Seed of soldier covers Hunter's second love (6)
      6. 7D
        See 23A
      7. 8D
        Discern possible issue around decapitation of fairy? (3, 4, 2)
      8. 10D
        See 23A
      9. 14D
        Accent appreciator's role in Hamlet (11)
      10. 15D
        Make little of disorderly parley after UN intervened at last (9)
      11. 16D
        It inhibits teamwork in online game (3)
      12. 18D
        Principal character in first couple from Bible has agency (3, init.)
      13. 22D
        Most simple way to support French water being used up (7)
      14. 23D
        Burial of facedown character in American show with its conclusion at the beginning (7)
      15. 24D
        I heard heater cost starts to change; cause: mould? (5)
      16. 25D
        Base of pen touches a half-written verb (6)
      17. 28D
        Deviant dooms city of sin (5)
      18. 30D
        See 23A
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