Each clue’s wordplay includes a letter not entered in the grid. These letters in order spell out an abruptly truncated sequence showing how THE YEAR CONTINUES. Solvers must highlight the two entries preceding the sequence, the one that completes it, and rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to give the event that follows, which must be written below the grid.
ACROSS
1 Minister with power to seal off street? It’s wrong (9)
11 Poverty not once to decline in recession (4)
13 Gold has completely taken over hall (4)
14 Theoretic tack developed describing anomalous arrangements (12)
16 Great joy at one tucking into fruit (7)
17 Piano no longer easily handled in terminal blaze (4)
19 Old part of Scotland home to independent source of booze (5)
21 Situated above compartment seized by a Parisian (4)
22 Material writer recalled during dressing (8)
23 Types up various conclusions to controversial article in seven versions (8)
25 Homer’s hard to beat (4)
26 Encourage revolutionary? Always (5)
28 American adopted by sweet couple in Dundee (4)
29 Ancient legal graduate returned with German, probing Old English (7)
33 Real millennial dismissing single new, revamped film from the 40s (12, 2 words)
34 One employing gathering of troops to oust leader (4)
35 Man that is remanded in custody initially (4)
36 Prison: something very hard, and rightly (9)
DOWN
2 Goose given soft veg in Scotland (4)
3 Moving fast, jolted people into action about river (12)
4 Presuming to go uphill, occupying prescribed road… (6)
5 …head uphill, occupying twisting route, to see author (8)
6 I will stand over drunkard having a tiny amount (4)
7 Gas – carbon and hydrogen – do something (4)
8 Suddenly bean curd current in University – that girl’s beginning to eat (12, 3 words)
9 I refuse to turn up after first serving of breakfast pancakes (5)
10 Caught house cat playing with tail of mouse – a bad habit (9)
12 Judge swallowing Spanish wine for relaxation (7)
15 Shove in small window after chopping mullion initially – little work here (9)
18 A distance – kilometres – before getting help for farm-girl (8)
20 Court getting it in dossier about pottery (7)
24 Islamic leader, say, turned up tp become known (6)
27 Elevate one of the singers (not contralto) (5)
30 Apprentice appearing around end of the row (4)
31 I’m leading grave African soldiers (4)
32 Blue plate attached to author’s point of origin (4)
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