Called to Order by Vismut

Puzzle explanation

Each set of six consecutive clues was presented in the order of a bell sequence in call change-ringing. The extra letters in wordplay, when resolved to the correct grid order, spelt the name of the change: Rounds (123456), Queens (135246), Jokers (154326), Priory (132546), Kennet (153426), Roll-up (543216). For example, 135246 meant that clues were in order of the set’s 1st, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, 4th and 6th answers as they appeared in the grid. The unclued entries, concatenated as a “ring” and starting in the middle of one of them, formed “highlight ringer of changes”. Changing R to S in 1ac made the instruction “highlight singer of Changes”, indicating DAVID BOWIE in the grid. Adding the R in 18ac gave the name of another change, Archers.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Answer Explanation [extra letter]
Across
1 RECURE E[R] after RECUR
4 APPLES ALEPP[O]’S *
10 À RAVIR A[U]RA + V + I + R(omantic)
11 KIA-ORA (drin)K IA[N] OR A(ngela)
12 DONING NOD[D]ING *
13 SANTIR (SATIRE[S] − E) around N
14 OTALGY (GLA(d) + TO) < + [Q](uietl)Y
17 ARCHES R[E]ACHES with R moved back
18 NELLIE (NEIL + LE[N]) *
22 MID-SEA A after (ID in M[U]SE)
27 ACHAGE A + CHE[E](r) around (A + G)
28 G-SUITS [S]G + SUITS
29 STEAMS S(e)T(t)E(r) + [J]AMS
30 ASSESS (w)[R]ASSE + S + S(cales)
31 WIENIE N[E]WIE with first letter last + IE
32 MIOMBO (BOO[K] + M(e)M(o)I(r)) *
33 SHREWS SH[O]WS around RE
34 EGESTS [S]UGGESTS with E for UG(andans)
Down
1 RADOME [P]AD in ROME
2 CAÑADA CAN + A[I]D + A
3 EROTIC ROT in [R]ICE *
5 PANICS (PAN + S) around [R]IC(e)
6 PIAFFE P(ony) I(nstructor) A(nd) F(ine) F(illy) [O](ne) E(xpects)
7 LOTAHS (SH[Y] + A + TOL(l)) <
8 ERICAS (ARE SIC[K]) *
9 PHASMA ([E]MPHASIS − IS) * + A
15 YACHTS (Y + S) around [N]ACHT
16 GO HANG GOI[N]G with HAN for I
19 SARONG S[E]A + (w)RONG
20 ULITIS [T]UIS around LIT
21 NITWIT N[U]IT around (IT + W)
22 ALIENS (G)ALI[L]E(e) + NS
23 CHIMBS C[L]IMBS around H(orizontal)
24 AGNAME AGE around M[O]AN <
25 VIDEOS (O’ + D[R]IVES) *
26 MESSES ESSES after M[P]
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