Waste Recycling

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Explanation only + Answers + Grid entries
Solution grid
Cast-off letters clue: Elements of waste are recycled in the ocean. Answer: SEAWATER (anag.)

Across

  • 1.
    REFUSE: RE-FUSE → enter as REFUS
  • 6.
    LASSOERS: LAS(SO)ER'S → enter as ASSOERS
  • 11.
    BLUSTERY: B(LUSTER)Y → enter as BLUSTRY
  • 12.
    SMASH: S-MASH → enter as SASH
  • 13.
    CADET: C(ADE)T → enter as CADT
  • 14.
    LENINIST: L(ENIN)IST (nine rev.) → enter as LENIIST
  • 16.
    RETREAD: R(ETREA)D (a tree anag.) → enter as REREAD
  • 17.
    SHIPMENT: S(HIP-MEN)T → enter as HIPMENT
  • 19.
    CREON: CREON (hidden) → enter as CREN
  • 21.
    FINER: FINER (double def.) → enter as INER
  • 22.
    GROWNUPS: GRO(WN)UPS → enter as GRONUPS
  • 24.
    LARAMIE: LARAMIE (anag.) → enter as LARMIE
  • 29.
    PAINTERS: PAINTERS → enter as PAINTER
  • 30.
    TITLE: TI(T)LE → enter as TILE
  • 31.
    IMPEL: IMP-EL → enter as IMPL
  • 32.
    DRAMATIC: DRAM-A-TIC → enter as DRMATIC
  • 33.
    GUERNSEY: GU(ERNSE)Y (sneer anag.) → enter as GUENSEY
  • 34.
    SPEARS: SP-EARS → enter as SPARS

Down

  • 2.
    RELATION: R-ELATION → enter as ELATION
  • 3.
    FEUDS: FE(U)DS → enter as FUDS
  • 4.
    CUSTOMER: CU(STOM-E)R (most anag.) → enter as USTOMER
  • 5.
    STYLE: STY-LE → enter as STLE
  • 6.
    CAREEN: CAR(s)EEN → enter as AREEN
  • 7.
    STILETTO: S(TIL)ET-TO (lit rev.) → enter as STIETTO
  • 8.
    OSIER: O'S-IE-R → enter as OSIR
  • 9.
    EASED: EA-S-ED → enter as EASE
  • 10.
    SHADINESS: SH(AD)INE-SS → enter as SHADNESS
  • 15.
    THRILLING: TH(RILL)ING → enter as THRILLIG
  • 18.
    TEA RINGS: TEA RINGS (double def.) → enter as EARINGS
  • 19.
    CENOTAPH: CENOTAPH (anag.) → enter as CENOTAP
  • 20.
    ESPALIER: ESPALIER (anag.) → enter as ESPALIR
  • 23.
    ORNERY: ORNERY (hidden) → enter as RNERY
  • 25.
    CRAPE: C(R)APE → enter as RAPE
  • 26.
    MILNE: MI(L)NE → enter as MILN
  • 27.
    TRAMS: TRAMS (rev.) → enter as TRMS
  • 28.
    PINTA: PINT-A → enter as PITA