Listener 4750 grid

I Want You by Twin

Puzzle explanation

All clues included one or more song or album titles by Bob Dylan. The first letters of the extra words spelt out “Dylan’s tenth album; every second unchecked cell”. Therefore the X referred to in the preamble meant Self Portrait (Dylan’s 10th studio album). Alternate unchecked letters in the grid (shown in red in the completed grid here) spelt “cut out grid, submit frame with your X”, so solvers were required to submit a “self-portrait” instead of the completed grid. Any form of portrait was accepted.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra word Answer Explanation
Across
1 (D)esolation CIRCLE 2 meanings
5 (Y)es PRUNER PER around RUN
10 (L)egal EDEMA STEAMED * − ST
12 (A)ccompaniment’s STEP ON P in NOTES *
13 (N)it-pickers LAGS 2 meanings
14 (S)treet TANNIN ((Posi)TI(vely) + (Dig)N(ity) + N(ight) A(fter) N(ight)) *
16 (T)hings AFFORD (FAD FOR) *
17 (E)ating BOLETUS (TO(mbstone) + BLUES) *
19 (N)ational PUCE U in PC + (Kettl)E
21 (T)racks STUPIDS (PUT + DISS) *
24 (H)imself DABBLER BB in (DEAR + L(andlord)) *
27 (A)dds ALTO (A LOT) *
29 (L)ike SAMNITE A in (STONE I’M − O) *
31 (B)lasting PECTIN PET around C + (M)IN(e)
33 (U)nlikely OMASAL O(h) M(ercy) A(nd) S(aved) A(re) L(essons)
34 (M)ozambique YAGI (I + GAY) <
35 (E)ight APOGEE PA < + O’ + (Ni)G(ht) (spelt out)
36 (V)erse EULER (RUE around EL) <
37 (E)xpecting SNORER (Dream)S NO RE-R(elease)
38 (R)ecording ANNEXE (NE(w) + X) in ANE
Down
1 (Y)ours CELEBS CBS around ((th)E + L + E(motionally))
2 (S)ong REGALE (IN THERE − IN THE) + GALE
3 (E)xtra LAUF (Dy)L(an) (w)A(s) (p)U(t) (o)F(f)
4 (C)ountry ESPOUSE E + SOUSE around P(ie)
6 (O)nly READ OUT (TOUR DATE) * − T
7 (N)ote NONI (IN ON − I) + I
8 (D)isc ENIAC HURRICANE * − HURR(y)
9 (U)sual RONDES SEÑOR * around D
11 (N)eglecting DAGOBA (Worl)D + AGO + BA(d)
15 (C)urses NIPPON NONI * around PP; ref. 7dn
18 (H)azel EMBOWS ME < + BOWS
20 (E)ternal À LA PAGE A + LAP + AGE
22 (C)hords TRACHEA TR + ACHE + A
23 (K)eeps DOTAGE DOGE around ((Dyl)A(n) + T) <
24 (E)ntitled DADOES ODE * in SAD <
25 (D)eath FINALE ALE after F(inishing) I(s) N(ot)
26 (C)hanging RETIRE RE + IR in T(h)E
28 (E)veryone’s LEMAN (LEANS − S) around M
30 (L)iking CAPO CA + OP <
32 (L)ove THEN THO’ − O + EN(d)
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