We’ll Always Be Together by Flying Tortoise

Puzzle explanation

The instructions from extra words were “cut out printed L and S; halve grid vertically; place R half above; slide strips of three rows; highlight site”. The result depicts the Leaning Tower of Pisa (appearing in the central column of the reassembled grid) and Galileo’s supposed experiment of dropping large and small masses (the grid’s pre-printed L and S cells) to prove that gravity acts on them equally. Any placement of the L and S at the same height was accepted. Additionally highlighting THE to the left of LEANING, or highlighting only PISA, was accepted. Either “G” or “g” was accepted for Galileo’s initial.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra word Answer Explanation
Across
1 (C)r(U)shing CLAW CAW around (Me)L
3 TOUT WALLAROO (WAR around ALL) + O-O
9 (P)e(R)manent CLEOME (COME − O(fficialdom)) around LEO
11 (I)n(N)keeper’s OBO (r)OBO(t); ref. 7dn
13 TED VAIR V + AIR(y)
14 LAND RE-BAR (grimoi)RE BAR(ely)
15 (S)o(H)o AFFRONT (n)AFF + TORN *
16 (A)i(L)ing TEREFA (A + FER(r)ET) <
18 (V)i(E)tnamese HIATUS (s)HIATSU with last two letters reversed
22 (G)a(R)rulous LENITES NIT in LEE + (earplug)S
24 (I)n(D)efensibly NO WAY NO + WAY
25 (V)i(E)nnese GALA GAL + A
26 (R)e(T)urning ERA (dram)A after ER
27 (I)n(C)essantly SNOTTY ’S + (k)NOTTY
28 ALLY IRRITANT IR + IR < + T’ + ANT
29 (P)a(L)let OUST (ardu)OUS T(askmaster)
Down
1 ACE CAVATINA CAVA + TIN + A(bysmal)
2 (R)e(H)ash ALIF (Kh)ALIF(ate)
3 (A)l(L)igator WOLOF (FOLLOW − L) <
4 (F)l(A)shy LEATHERN LEARN around THE
5 (B)l(O)wn LORN LOR(y) + N
6 (V)e(E)ring ABEL BALE *
7 (S)i(L)ky ROBOT B(lusher) in ROOT
8 IDES OPAQUELY (EQUAL PAY) * with O for A
9 TRIP CAFÉ NOIR (FEAR COIN) *
10 (S)p(O)tty MONA LISA (ALAS I’M NO) *
12 (F)i(T)tingly GROSSART GROSS + ART
17 (H)a(R)dly ROWER (g)ROWER
19 (E)r(E)cted INGOT (Pug)IN GOT(hic)
20 ROWS SARI ((cha)IR A S(avoyard’s)) <
21 HIGHLIGHT PYAT PENALTY * − LEN *
23 SITE TATU TAU around T(own)
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