Starting at an unchecked square in the top row, the clockwise perimeter contains a 7-word non-English phrase. Unchecked letters, including corners, rearrange to give I SUB A HAIRCUT. Four clues omit a shared thematic definition. The other 34 clues include a word or phrase defining or hinting at a pair of letters (e.g. ‘acid test’ for PH, ‘not down’ for UP, ‘much joy’ for JO); these pairs in clue order give a version of the English original.
ACROSS
9 Smith the newsagent has milk put out for Indian lady (7)
11 I left one little space ahead of account of Troy (5)
12 Plain everyone will return call for effort? Not at all (5)
13 Contents of market – angry menial? Negation half expressed (3)
14 Central character of Christian Bible that is evident in girl (5)
16 Power of evil (4)
17 Fundamental core of Titan: igneous extraterrestrial rock (6)
19 Explosive dance venue in Finland is cool (5)
20 Special power taxmen also concocted to accommodate upper-class marriage (8)
24 Festivity a lot of fun – be a hit, initially, in cloak (8)
26 Record lines judge returned, identifying weapons (5)
28 An artist’s empty art securing success in ancient town (6)
30 Eddy, the scoundrel, left most of tea (4)
32 Support location of Gospels: quiet end of chapel (5)
34 Round provided by Rifle Brigade no longer (3)
35 Hours in church: cry of joy recalled attention after cry of exaltation (5)
36 Essayist’s turned in one in style (5)
37 US city weather map features: one goes high round tip of Bronx (7)
DOWN
1 Cap receiving University broadcast weighed up enzyme (7)
2 Moss turning gross, not once found in America (5)
3 Match officials rule one knock’s not bowled (4)
4 Point is raised, elevating trouble about carbon mineral (6)
5 Exhausted man drawn to embrace Queen (5)
6 Bird’s heart, bitter, twisted, with inclination to turn over reptile (6)
7 Gallant ambassador is penning signature to occur on bottom of manifesto? On the contrary (8)
8 Picked up literature about one Arab train (4)
10 Snake heads to kill an aardvark, overturning stone (3)
15 Tossed article, throwing out new lump of ore (4)
18 Lion seen amidst soaring ducks (8)
21 Way the French will accept a new European currency no longer (4)
22 Fashionable Italian city vehicle, not often mentioned in Latin texts (7)
23 It’s some wine vendor from the sign, we hear (6)
25 Uncoordinated Caribbean area, one taking vehicle to Cuba (6)
27 Racing driver joins up to avoid former Lord Lieutenant (5)
29 League involved in game (live) (5)
31 Jug of swirling liquid with this fruit content (4)
33 Impertinent comments lecturer repeated when on board (4)
34 Old rheumatoid arthritis that hurts mouths (3)
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