Party of Eight

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Explanation only + Answers + Grid entries
Solution grid
Eight unclued entries are anagrams: ingrates, Tangiers, rangiest, granites, inert gas, gantries, angriest, tearings.

Across

  • 1.
    G + LOSS
  • 9.
    R(ELI)ANT
  • 10.
    LENT + I + L
  • 11.
    AGGRIEVE (anag.)
  • 14.
    B + EERIER
  • 15.
    I(R) + O + NY
  • 16.
    TOP DOG (rev.)
  • 18.
    ERST (anag.)
  • 19.
    A + VA+ TAR'S
  • 21.
    S + WAN
  • 23.
    NUTRIA (anag.)
  • 26.
    V(I) + CAR
  • 28.
    I + S(O)LATE
  • 31.
    AV(I + AT + I)ON
  • 32.
    TENNER (homophone)
  • 33.
    H + ERRING
  • 34.
    BOND'S

Down

  • 2.
    LEG-IRON
  • 3.
    SIREN (anag.)
  • 4.
    SA(I)D
  • 5.
    G + LEE
  • 6.
    RENEGE (hidden rev.)
  • 7.
    EI + DER (rev.)
  • 8.
    S(L)URS (anag. + "L")
  • 12.
    HI + ERAR + CH ("rare" rev.)
  • 13.
    SO + P + RANOS ("sonar" rev.)
  • 14.
    BAPTISE (anag.)
  • 17.
    D + ANGLING
  • 20.
    D(I + AM)ON + D
  • 22.
    DIALER (rev.)
  • 24.
    RIATA (anag.)
  • 25.
    AS + PEN
  • 27.
    INTRO (hidden)
  • 29.
    TAR + A (rev.)
  • 30.
    BAR + B