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Puzzle explanation

The grid uses Cartesian coordinates, named after René Descartes, who invented the BOTTLE-IMP, or Cartesian devil, and wrote “Cogito ergo sum” in his iPrincipia Philosophiae.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

Pos Answer Explanation [extra letters]
DM AFRICAN (FAR[M] CANI[D]) *
AI AFTER-CLAP (FE[A]R CAP[I]TAL) *
AB AND [B]AND[A]
EM BOAT TRAIN (ABATTOIR [ME]N) *
LJ CALL ON A[L]L in [J]CL + ON
AD CAREWORN ([D]R[A]WN RACE) * around O
AM CASABAS CASAS around (s)[AM]BA(l)
FB COIN [F]IN after CO[B]
JB COUE [J]O in CU[B]E
AM CRIM [MA]C + RIM
FJ DISTRACT D[J] + ([F]IRST ACT) *
AF EARWIG [AF]EAR + WIG
DE EERY R[ED]-EYE *
KG ELI LI in [K]E[G]
JG ENFORCE [G]EN + FOR + C[J] + E
AH FIGARO F[AH] + RAGI < + O
GA FRAENUM (FU(nd) + MAN[AG]ER) *
CH GERTRUDE ([C]URT [H]EDGER) *
HH HASSLE HAS[H] + S[H]LE(p)
IK INCA [K]IN + C[I]A
AK INGRAM [AK]ING + RAM
JL INRO (M)[J]Ö[L]NIR *
BC LURE R[C] in [B]LUE
AJ MAGI [JA]M + A + GI
II MALAGUEÑA (ALA[I]NA + M[I]GUE(l)) *
KE MASON MAS[K] + ON[E]
DG NACELLE LEA[D-G]LANCE * − A
KL NEO E in [K]Ö[L]N *
JD OARS [D]O in [J]ARS
FD ONCE [D]ON + [F]ACE − A
EL OPPO O + PEOP[LE] * − E
AA PEEWEE [A]PE + E[A] + WEE
HC PERSUE PER[CH] + SUE
HF RANDOM [H]AND in [F]ORM *
AL ROOF F[L]OR[A] * around O
MD SEEM SEE + M[MD]
CM SOGGY SI[C] − I + [M]OGGY
HM SOPS S[M] + [H]OPS
GM SPLINTER-PROOF (STERLIN[G M]P) * + PROOF
HM SUBURB BU[M] in BRUS[H] *
CE TENT PEG (T[E]EN + EG) around T[C]P
AG THE [GA]THE(r)
EI TINAMOU M[I]NUTIA[E] * around O(ceanic)
KM UNCAUSED ([M]UC[K] AUDEN’S) *
IM UNIT [M]UT[I] around NI
BI VIHARA (VI + A) around [BI]HAR
ED WERE W[ED] + ERE
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