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Filled crossword grid

The pairs of unclued answers differed by a final Z. The names in the grid were HABLOT K BROWNE (aka Phiz, indicating Phi as the setter) and DICKENS (Bo(z) being seen in BOULE).

ACROSS

1              HUSBANDMAN; US band m in Han; common

9              EDIE; E die; pints

11           TAPU; P in tau; mineral

12           ALBUMEN; a lb (r)umen

Common mineral = QUARTZ; two pints = QUART

13           LORCHA; H in Lorca

14           DIALOG; dial + go (rev.)

16           DUAR; du(e) Ar

17           ATHEOUS; e,o in a thus

19           IDANT; da in in t

20           GOSHT; gosh! t; Austrian

22           ECAD; ace (rev.) + D; zoologist

24           ELANDS; hidden; actress

27           EN FETE; anag. + et E; Italian

Austrian zoologist = LORENZ; Italian actress = LOREN

28           VIES; 2 mngs.

30           EMDEN; me (rev.) + den

32           MANON; man on

33           CARLITO; l I in anag.

35           ORES; or es; Spanish

36           GROMET gro(tty) + met; dancer

37           NITRYL; I try in NL; game

38           DOORWAY; anag; card

Spanish dancer = MONTEZ; card game = MONTE

40           THAT; hidden

41           DIOR; O in dir.

42           CITY CENTRE; anag. – I c

DOWN

1              HEADAGES; he adages

2              SUBAHS; bah! in sus; Jewish

3              NEE; hidden; impregnate

4              AEOLIAN; anag. + anag; cookery

5              VACUATE; v a + a in cut + e; spleen

Jewish cookery spleen = MILTZ; impregnate = MILT

6              APHANITE; ap. + anag.

7              ALIT; AL it

8              SMOOT; tooms (rev.)

10           DNASE; sand (rev.) + e; material

15           GUTSED; anag. + d; greasy

18           ICE BAG; c in i.e. b Ag; appearance

21           OLEARIAS; aria in olés; garish

Garish appearance = GLITZ; greasy material = GLIT

23           GENOTYPE; tone (rev.) in gyp + e

25           ANNETTE; net in ante; Greek

26           DINKY-DI; dinky di(geridoo); composer

29           SCUDO; scud 0; French

30           ERROR; ER ro r; Parliament

31           DIMWIT; I MW in dit

34           TEAN; hidden

39           ORC; R in Co. (rev.)

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