What’s On by Nod

Puzzle explanation

Initial letters of the extra words in clues spelt “atomic numbers of elements making answers”. All answers were made up of chemical symbols, whose atomic numbers formed the grid entries.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra word Elements Answer Explanation
Across
1 and F U B FUB CRY with letters Caesar-shifted forward 3 places
4 treasure Sc Ag Li O La SCAGLIOLA (LOST ANGLO-AMERICAN) * = (SCAGLIOLA + ORNAMENT) *
10 orchid’s Ga F F S GAFFS FF in GAS
12 molten Se Ra SERA SÉRA(c)
13 iceboat B O S N S BOS’NS BOSS around N
14 cross-pollinates P O As POAS PO + AS
15 negotiating C H I Co CHICO CO around HIC
16 United Co N S O La Ti O N CONSOLATION CON + SOL + À + TÍO + N(ations)
19 magic Re Ar Er REARER BEARER with R for B
21 big Ga P Es GAPES GAMES with P for M
24 enemy Mo U S Ta C H Es MOUSTACHES M + OUSTS around ACHE
26 ragged Ta S Ar TASAR CANTY with “T as AR” = CANARY
28 servants P H O H PHOH P(oor) + H(ungry) + OH
29 operating K O S S KOSS KO + SS
30 former Sr I SRI S(een) + RI
31 Eye Na Ga Na NAGANA NAG + ANA
32 leisure Ge Ar Ca Se GEAR-CASE SACRA < in GEE
33 eliminates Sn Y SNY Y after (S, N)
Down
1 mynah Pa Ga Ni Se PAGANISE PAGE around ANIS
2 exotic Sc Ra N C H SCRANCH SCRAN + C(o)H(o)
3 nucleotide Pr O Li Ne PROLINE PRONE around (L + I)
4 test Cu Ta Nd Pa S Te CUT AND PASTE (USING + CUT AND PASTE) * = (DAUNTING CASES PUT) *
5 Stale Na I Ra NAIRA ARIAN <
6 magnifying Lu Na Re C Li P Se LUNAR ECLIPSE (PECULIAR LENS) *
7 American Li Ba Te LIBATE ALBEIT *
8 knocked O C Ta OCTA (f)O(r)C(e) + TA
9 imbuing W Ho WHO W + HO
11 nauseous Na Ni Sm NANISM (MAN around SIN) <
17 genista Pt Y Al In PTYALIN INAPTLY *
18 automatically Pa V Es PAVÉS PALES with V (5) for L (50)
20 nothing Ac H Ar Ne ACHARNÉ CHAR in (p)A(i)N(t)E(r)
22 stench Co C C Al COCCAL COC(k) + C(ause) + A(wfu)L
23 wine S I P SIP SAP with I for (sangri)A
25 eliminating He C Hs HECHS PECHS with H for the first letter
26 reader Lu V LUV (VULGO − GO) <
27 sacrifices Ar Na ARNA AR(e)NA
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