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Something Fishy solution

There is a solving blog on fifteensquared and my own setter’s blog elsewhere on this site

But solve the puzzle first!

Filled crossword grid

Corrected misprints gave NOT THE PIXAR FILM, while the four blank cells pointed up a gap in the word NAUTILUS. Solvers were thus Finding Nemo, but in the contest of restoring Verne’s captain to his submarine (below SEA LEVEL in the grid).

 

Across

NEW TESTAMENT; test amen in anag.

PLAINT; I in plant; lameNt

ATAXIA; taxi in a a

HARLEY STREET; anag. inc. l,y & lit.

REGIME CHANGE; e.g. I mech. In range

BRITON; b(A)riton(E); POm

RATTED; tar (rev.) + t(I)ed; Told

DEUTERON; anag; waTer

RILL; (sh)rill

ADEN; a + end with D first

TEASER; tea(m) + ser; Hoax

ANGOLA; o in Angl(I)a

HIATAL; hi (greeting) + a + tal(k)

AT SEA; s in a tea; shorEs

VELDT; Ld, in vet

 

Down

ELAN; cf. lane

WARAGI; rag in wai(t)

TILLITE; lit in tile

STYE; hidden; Pen

TASK; T ask; toIl

MARCATO; mar cat o

EXEUNT; (v)exe(D)+ (P)unt

NIEF; E in in (rev.) F; boXing

HERBARTIAN; AR in anag.

THE DYNASTS; s in anag.

SMOUSE; M in souse

SHARON; Ar in shon(e)

ENTHRAL; anag. inc. n + ra(I)l; rApture

CREMATE; em in crate; fiRe

FIESTA; F + anag. [aesti]; Festival

TELEDU; tele + du(e); nIff

LASSU; i.e. (Orlando di) Lassus

DO-ALL; a in doll

SHET; H in set; cLose

GLEI; hidden; Muddy

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