Mephisto 3016 – Don Manley

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

Across

1 Hits making insect half confused (4)
WAPS: insect=wasp;
4 Lion, say, eating island’s man of mystery? (8)
CABALIST: CA(BALI’S)T;
10 Explosive group a parent rebuffed (6)
AMATOL: LOT-A-MA reversed;
11 Small island backed by superior demigod (4)
AITU: AIT-U;
12 Elated moron, frenzied devil-worshipper (11)
DEMONOLATER: (elated moron)*;
13 Nurses finally record twitching associated with bacteria (6)
SEPTIC: (nurse)S-EP-TIC;
14 It’s cold in regions … where such trees wouldn’t grow? (6)
ARECAS: ARE(C)AS;
17 Province with many people living by river (6)
NILOTS: NI-LOTS;
18 A distinguished artist, restricted going round, wearing top decoration (7)
TIARAED: TI(A-RA)ED;
23 Fellows backing East Anglian town, none against (7, two words)
NEM,DISS: MEN reversed – DISS;
25 Tree devil cut, being without work, suffering setback (6)
SAPOTA: SA(OP reversed)TA(n):
27 One’s rapidly going round in space at home, carrying box around (6)
SPINAR: SP(IN)AR;
28 Fellow attended by Egyptian soul in military cap (6)
CHAPKA: CHAP-KA;
29 New captain, sort who shares powers with others in group (11)
PANTISOCRAT: (captain sort)*;
30 Bar closing early and willingly, as before? (4)
LEVE: LEVE(r);
31 Special stone this person laid at front of gallery (6)
METATE: ME-TATE;
32 Beginning of drama? Part is so terrible (8)
PROTASIS: (part is so)*
33 Some of those damned turning over in Hell (4)
ADES: hidden reversed (denm)AD-ES(oht);

Down

1 What has uncle foolishly wasted? Time (7)
WADSETS: (wasted)*-S; S=second=time; uncle=pawnbroker;
2 Woman with fur in South American region (7)
PAMPEAN: PAM-PEAN;
3 Beats / stupid people (5)
STOTS: two meanings;
4 Resin spread on mica (6)
CONIMA: (on mica)*;
5 Cargo vessel is away, having taken heavy blow (8)
BYLANDER: BY-LANDER;
6 A spade maybe crushing one small creature (6)
ACARID: A-CAR(I)D;
7 Pillar put atop Cambridgeshire location not long ago (6)
LATELY: LAT-ELY;
8 Roast set to be cut in layers (8)
STRATOSE: (roast set)*;
9 Large amount said to be in these beer-containers (4)
TUNS: sounds like “tons”
15 Seemed to be missing a person with unreliable attendance record? (8)
DIDAPPER: DID-APPE(a)R;
16 At least twenty study on top of house (8)
DENARIES: DEN-ARIES;
19 Days after date in which somehow Paris no longer expanded (7)
DISPRAD: D-(Paris)*-D;
20 Seaman and chums, salts (7)
OSMATES: OS-MATES;  OS=Ordinary Seaman;
21 Like type of book in which poem is given new heading (6)
NON-NET: poem=sonnet;
22 Old piece of sculpture in country, base replaced with gold mounting (6)
STATUA: country=state then change final “e” to “au” reversed
24 Mum keeps garden tools under trees (6)
MAHOES: MA-HOES;
26 Deed admitted by old man to obtain agreements (5)
PACTA: P(ACT)A;
27 Swimmer needs energy crossing lake (4)
SALP: SA(L)P;