He's surrounded by extreme cases for the arguably most popular of this puzzle's theme (5)
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Orizzontali
1A
He's surrounded by extreme cases for the arguably most popular of this puzzle's theme (5)
4A
Surgery is time engulfed by course of action (9)
9A
Stats for upgrade, finally in front of old Windows release (3, abbr.)
10A
Tower of London's entrances look westward for place to leave car (3)
11A
Domino's competitor when little is in front, mixed case with rearless rear (7)
12A
We hear answer by virtue of zoo employee (6)
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Inedible gel packet behind bachelor of church (8)
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Danger is being sandwiched by edges of rock (4)
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Burst of energy insanely criminal lacking mass and number, it's derived from experience (9)
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Uncertainty of friendship accepting massive user interface (9)
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Greek meat buried in receding regulatory gland (4)
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Final month relieved with God (8)
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False prefix in penultimate escape clause act (6)
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Wet stir (7)
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Elements of revolutionary Armageddon, not 2012 (3)
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Steamy bun and blasphemous head, adults only! (3)
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Emergency room, then tombstone text, place in cremation device like a brown banana (9)
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Very reluctantly receives, at first, ultimate apology (5)
Verticali
1D
Here's to you! swallows All around tops Kmart cashier! (8)
2D
Communicate, replacing unknown with primarily succinctness, with aggressively male, tail on head, half-engine, it gives you a powerful pick-me-up! (8, 7)
3D
"Ag," I said at first, moving up fifty-five, primarily en route (6)
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Unfooled by case of upside down X surrounded by O's (4)
5D
European Union answer found in Our Lord, a holy act (9)
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I'm a legit phony, someone with fake IDs tries to bypass this (3, 5)
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I, e.g. ruin my armband, no dice at first! Ruined! (9, 6)
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Space agency eats Dairy Queen's first, latter half left outside for stock exchange (6)
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Lay down blow after master of universe starts to bait (9)
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Democrat is uninitiated pro and total failure (8)
18D
Evenly roll by under 4/26 of the alphabet containing zero primary control (8)
21D
Occasionally voiced about theory of agreement (1, 2, 3)
22D
Less-played songs also on the radio (1-5)
25D
Undeveloped area missing wharfs, it's a blessing! (4)