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Enigmatic Variations No. 1031: Single Shot solution

Filled solution grid

The omitted letters spelled CAMEO APPEARANCE, while the extra letters spelled ALFRED JOSEPH HITCHCOCK.  Hitchcock was noted for making brief appearances in his films: in Psycho, wearing a COWBOY HAT; pictured in a NEWSPAPER in the bottom of the Lifeboat; carrying a VIOLIN CASE in Spellbound; and getting out of a WHEELCHAIR in Topaz.

ACROSS

1              AVESTA; AV East a

6              (C)IDER-(C)UP; I + anag.

11           COWBOY HAT; ow! boy in chat; Psycho

12           (A)CORN; C or n

13           HEBREWS; brew in he(a)Ls

15           U(M)LAUT; la U in ut

16           SITREP; Fit in pers. (rev.)

18           DONEE; d + one-eR

19           S(E)NIORITY; anag.

20           ORES; or + seE (rev.)

22           ACC(O)Y; acc. y

23           UNRAVELS; Ravel in Duns

26           LAYER; Jay in rel. (rev.)

29           (A)IRSICK; I + s in rick

32           MOSHE; H in moOse

33           ME(P)HISTO; his in met + 0

34           DUAL; laudS (rev.)

35           NEWSPAPER; spa in W P in ne’er; Lifeboat

36           AGEISM; is in Eage(r) M

37           STO(PP)ERS; cf. stores

DOWN

1              ACCUS(E)S; AC cuss

2              VIOLIN CASE; anag; Spellbound

3              ERRATIC; Prat in eric

4              TO(A)STER; to(o) ster(n)

5              AWHAPING; hap in Hawing

6              IBEX; i.e. ib. Hex

7              DO BI(R)D; bod (rev.) + I’d

8              EYRY: Y Y in Ire (rev.)

9              RHEIN; anag. + Tin

10           P(A)TSIES; t,s in pies & lit. (6)

14           WHEELCHAIR; heel in WC + hair(y); Topaz

17           STRIGOPS; g Co. in strips

21           REI(N)SURE; reis Ure

22           ALUMNA; n in alu + Ham (rev.)

24           ARMLET; L in Car met

25           SKELFS; l(i)f(e) in skeOs

27           YAHWE; W in y aChe

28           (C)RISPS; 2 mngs.

30           NISI; I sinK (rev.)

31           ST(E)AM; mats (rev.)

 
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