Mephisto 2976 – Paul McKenna – The Big Combo

In the blog, the definition in the clue is underlined and followed by the answer; the parsing; any comments

Across
1 City is very English, previously hazardous (6)
VENICE; V-E-NICE; old word for hazardous=NICE

6 Tramp across Oz with it going on your toes mostly? (6)
WHALER; W(it)H-ALER(t); tramp in Oz=WHALER

11 We’re done! Old TV recorder departs carried by Highland cattle (10, three words)
OVER,AND,OUT; O-VERA-N(D)OUT; TV Recorder=VERA; departs=D (timetables); Highland cattle=NOUT; term used to end radio conversations

13 Let’s do party for first-born? (6)
OLDEST; (lets do)*;

14 While inside breaking these old vows (7)
HEASTES; (these)* surrounds AS;

15 Bit of dough belonging to Arab? (5)
DINAR; cryptic definition presumably?;

16 Stylish tip in German (7)
DASHING; DASH-IN-G; tip=DASH; German=G;

17 One at sea with Macron’s one over in Scotland (5)
ABUNE; AB-UNE;  above in Arbroath;

20 Get upset about urn payment to go (7)
TOLLAGE; (get)* surrounds OLLA=urn;

22 Farm building church — America gets united within (7)
CHAUMER; CH-A(U)MER;

25 Archimedes’ capital fragment about vessel (5)
AORTA; A-ORT-A; fragment=ORT;

26 Pass a black spot (7)
ABSTAIN; A-B-STAIN;

29 May must no more turn to amongst chaps (5)
MOTEN; M(TO reversed)EN; MOTEN means both “may” and “must”

30 Pipe carrying crude oil for storing in towers (7)
SILOING; SING surrounds (oil)*; pipe=SING;

31 Concerned with layout of tiny things in stone — fine (6)
STERIC; ST-ERIC; fine=ERIC; related to atomic structures;

32 Plastic put on patio in part (10, four words)
UP,TO,A,POINT; (put on a patio)*;

33 Moving away from original I put away syrup (6)
ORGEAT; OR(i)G-EAT; original=orig; put away=EAT;

34 Cleaners left unknown solutions (6)
LYSOLS; L-Y-SOLS;

Down
1  Stalin and his sort see impedance in dosh being dished out (6)
VOZHDS; V-(dosh)* surrounds Z=impedance (physics);

2  Very bad rash showing under neon (6)
NEFAST; NE-FAST; neon=NE; rash=FAST;

3  Passion redolent of dark films number neglected (5)
IRISH; (no)IRISH = akin to film noir such as The Maltese Falcon with Bogey as Sam Spade;

4  Features of westerns in cinematographic action (5)
CACTI; hidden (cinematographi)C-ACTI(on);

5  Pulpit in what’s central for keenest understanding (7)
ENTENTE; EN(TENT)E; ENE from (ke)ENE(st); pulpit=TENT;

7  Antique stuffed into college bag (7)
HOLDALL; H(OLD)ALL;

8  Motor blasted with leaves — not silent (7)
AUDIBLE; AUDI-BLE(w);

9  Possibly redden seeing a nun dancing (10)
ENSANGUINE; (seeing a nun)*;

10 Slightly damaged paper put in box or similar again (6)
RETREE; two meanings; box=tree;

12 Ape’s snarling snout? A weapon of doubtful destruction! (10)
PEASHOOTER; (apes)*-HOOTER; snout=nose=HOOTER;

18 Inspiring goddess before Tuesday put up with eccentricity (7)
EUTERPE; PRE-TUE all reversed – E=eccentricity (maths); goddess of music and poetry;

19 Before noon girl gives you mushroom (7)
AMANITA; AM-ANITA;

21 Cut in dental examination going round (7)
ORBITAL; OR(BIT)AL;

22 Thrawn? For limmers slate’s on hold (6)
CAMSHO; CAMS-HO; slate in Selkirk=CAM; HO=hold!; thrawn=crooked in Clydebank (where you might find a limmer or Scots thief=CAMSHO;

23 Eastern noble’s place one beset by raid (6)
DAIMIO; D(AIM-I)O;

24 Lumps of metal bought in angles (6)
INGOTS; IN(GOT)S; INS=reflex angles;

27 Inclined to be careless with one opener out of place (5)
SLOPY; SLOP(p)Y; P=opener out of p(lace);

28 Endless twaddle about satisfactory punishments (5)
TOKOS; T(OK)OS(h);