Removal by Gos

Puzzle explanation

The removals mentioned in the preamble were changes of place, not expulsions. The affected clues needed one word to be moved to enable solving. The answers to the other clues were relocated to a different entry in the grid.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Moved word Answer Explanation
Across
1   STRAVAIGER STRANGER with AVAI(l) for AN
11   PECKERS PECK + ERS
12 Nick’s [entertained] CRENA (medio)CRE NA(rration)
14 [for] company [promotion] GIMME HAT (MIGHT MEA(n)) *
15   DRESSY ESS in DRY
16 [reed] Fixed [at] SETT SET + T
17 [for] Victoria’s [lively] RORT R + ORT
19 [with] shortened [name] RASCAL RAS + CAL(l)
21 wood [Mixed] APPLE-PIE APPLE + PIE
24   APIARIST API + ARIST(ocrat)
26   ARGIVE AR + GIVE
27 [young] bothyman’s [onion] SYBO S(mall) Y(oung) B(othyman’s) O(nion)
29   ACME M in ACE
31 [Brazil --] that [is] BRIBER B in (BR + IE + R)
33   EXCERPTA (EXCEPT + A) around R
34   BEBOP BE + BOP
35 [off] pinching [before] SEA CROW WORSE * around AC
36 [by] Recurrent [flood] PETTICHAPS TICH in SPATE < after P(recipitation)
Down
2 [at] old [cathedral] DUOMO DUO + M + O
3   GERANIUM (MU + IN + A + REG) <
4   KNOT 2 meanings; homophone of NOT
5   ACADIA CANADA * with I for N
6 [volley] Matched [adequately] TEMERITY (TIRE + MET) < + (rall)Y
7   IKON O’ER + L + IKON = OERLIKON
8   TMESIS MISSET *
9 [at] a [seminar] ANATASE (Businessm)AN AT A SE(minar)
10 [racket] game BATTLEDORE BATTLED + O’RE (obsolete, not Scottish)
13   ADELANTADO (TO LAND A DEAL) * − L(eeway)
18   TITTUPED TIED around PUTT <
20 [lifting] poet’s [peninsular] CAPYBARA CAP + ARABY <
22   AUXERRE ERR in AXE around U
23 [Garden] parties [oddly] ADNATE (G)A(r)D(e)N (p)A(r)T(i)E(s)
25 [roads] mostly [are] TARMAC T(hese) A(irport) R(oads) M(ostly) A(re) C(oncrete-covered)
28   ERATO RE < + AT + O
30   LEES LEE’S
32 [distance] move [slowly] INCH 3 meanings
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