CRNT by Twin

Puzzle explanation

The wordplay-only clues gave aliases for superheroes in the grid. The extra letters in wordplay spelt out “highlight Kal-El in red and thirty-three cells in yellow”. The cells containing letters of Kal-El (Superman’s birth name) were shaded red and the enclosed cells shaded yellow to form the Superman emblem. The title is CLARK KENT with the Kal-El letters omitted. The puzzle was published on 29 February, which in some versions is Superman’s birthday.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Answer Explanation [extra letter]
Across
1 INHIBIT IN[H]ABIT with HI for A
6 SWOOP WOOP[I](e) after S
11 ROYNISH (IN [G]ORY) * + S/H
12 ROTI T[H]OR < + I(sraelite)
13 ORT (p)ORT[L](y)
15 ALAE (r)A(d)[I](a)L (m)A(z)E(s)
16 LARIS LAR[G]IS(h)
17 TENE T[H]E ONE − O
18 BARRY ALLEN BAR + NEARLY * around L
19 MERE ME[T]RE
20 PETER PARKER PETER + PARKER
23 ANTE TA[K]EN
25 IPPON POPI[A]N *
26 AIGUILLETTE (A [L]ITTLE GUILE) *
30 TACET CET[E] after TA(r)
32 YETI YET + [L]I
33 MONK SEALS A in MOLESK[I]NS *
34 ETHS THE[N] * + S
35 PRICK PR in [R]ICK
39 ANTI ANT[E] + I
40 DICK GRAYSON (ROCKING DAYS) *
41 AMEN AMEN[D]
42 SOU [A]S + OU
43 OINT [N]ATION * − A
44 ACCOMPT ACT around (CO[D] + MP)
45 DHOBI DHO[T]I around B(rahmins)
46 NOURISH SHIN * around [H]OUR
Down
1 TONY STARK (STAR after Y) in TONK
2 NORTEÑA [I]NTRO * + ANE <
3 INANE I[R]E around NAN
4 ISLE I’S + LE[T]
5 THALIA HABITABL[Y] * − B&B
6 SPEEDILY (DIE[T] YES + P(ainfu)L) *
7 WOLF ([H]OW US FINAL) * − USAIN *
8 ORAL (c)OR[R]AL
9 PTISAN (car)P[E]T IS AN(noying)
10 MISHNA (HIS NAM[E]) *
14 TERTIAN INTERA[C]T *
20 SLUES (c)LU(b) in SE[E]S
21 ÉPÉES E + PEE[L]S
22 MOTETTS MOTS around [L]ETT
24 LITERATI LITER + A[S]TI
27 ETHIOPS (HOPE IS) * around [I]T
28 BISMUTH BI[N] + SMUT + H
29 IMPROV I’M + (V after P[Y]RO)
30 TOROID [E]DITOR * around O
31 BRUCE WAYNE B + UC in (NEW YEAR) *
34 ENDOR [L]END + OR
36 CITO CITO[L](e)
37 KNUB BUNK[O] <
38 SECO CO[W]ES *
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