The Listener 4762 - Case-Sensitive By Aedites

[Matakari]

Good evening, an attempt at the Listener 4762 and seeking confirmation for the following
before continuing. Thanks in advance!

( Some answers, which are clued by wordplay only, are thematic and must be fully capitalised for entry in the grid. All other answers must be entered using lower-case letters (except in cells that intersect with the thematic entries). The Chambers Dictionary (2016) is the primary reference. )

1a Travelling comedian is distraught after drug loss (7) NOMADIC
6a Bayonet’s tip splits small palm-like shrub (6) AZALEA
10a Industrial city shrouded in black smoke from the east (4) OMSK
11a Sudden outbursts from turns around cadet endlessly (8) VOLCANIC
21a Pamphleteer mostly expressing suffering (5) PAINE
23a Potato pots from Holland, excluding the last pear-shaped one (6) ALUDEL
25a Sweden lost in collapse of Bank of Russia (11, two words) ROGUE TRADER
29a Piano struck in elaborate arpeggio (7) ROULADE
30a Long robe’s high sleeve, each shortened (5) STOLA
33a Enlarge half a gadget with a nut (5) WIDEN
38a Dot read out list of requirements (4) SPEC

41a Initially meet every man of note (4) MEMO
42a Bid overlooked by muddled guide (6) ADDLED
3d Naturally forms a part of merrymaking (4) AKIN
6d Long silky wool has changed hands (6) ANGORA
16d Sail mended for river girl (4) LISA
17d Virgin with consuming devotion (10, two words) : ?EL?EN??O?
34d Fluid injection is rarely pleasant in retrospect (5) ENEMA

[JJ109]

25a I presume is themed BURKINA FASO (anagram "Bank of Russia - S(weden)

[JJ109]

1a Nomadic looks OK (anagram)
10a Omsk looks OK (reversed in the clue)

[JJ109]

29a Thematic I presume GEORGIA (anagram of areggio)

[klazomaniac]

I haven't started this yet mate. So don't know which way round these go in.

6d Angora changes to Angola
34d Enema becomes Amene

[JJ109]

6d Themed again ANGOLA (angora changes the right side to the left)

[klazomaniac]

41a looks good. first letters

[ProfessorMaisie]

Yes, apart from 6a (zamia is the palm) and 11a (bouts = 'turns') and 25a (anag Bank of Rus[s]ia - minus 's') and 29a (anag 'ar[p]eggio - 'p') and 30a TALAR, and 42a TUR(bid = 'muddled' minus 'bid') and 6d (change 'r' to L) 17d ('virgin' = NEW) and your 'n' and 'o' both wrong [ends in AND = 'with'].
You've been given some of these already, Matakari - but ENEMA is right, klazo has reversed it again.

[klazomaniac]

16d Lisa (a girl found dead in the seine. A mask was made of her face and become the face of CPR Dummies).

[Neveracrossword]

33 Correct - Wid(get), half a gadget and En, nut.

[Neveracrossword]

38 Yes, a Spec is a list of requirements and it sounds like (read out)Speck, a dot.

[Matakari]

Many thanks, all!

[Neveracrossword]

Matakari, you had quite a few - in that big batch - perfectly correct. I think you should trust yourself more! Good luck with the rest of the puzzle.

[Matakari]

Good morning, a feedback on this one from the earlier request, thanks!
23a Potato pots from Holland, excluding the last pear-shaped one (6) ALUDEL

[ProfessorMaisie]

Yes, ALU = potato and DEL(f) is another spelling of Delft (Dutch pottery).

[ProfessorMaisie]

I am getting a bit concerned that this way of asking for help carries the risk that your thread becomes a list of all of the answers for this week's Listener (not something I'd like to see, Matakari - but it's your decision).
As you have Chambers, a quick look at 'alu' and 'Delf..' (+ the resulting word) would show you'd got the right answer without having to reveal so much.
I won't mention it again - but it defeats the object of 'asking for hints' doing it this way.

[Matakari]

Thanks, ProfessorMaisie! I fully comprehend your concern about my requests for help and I shall desist from asking directly for hints and answers to this one not to spoil the fun for other champions, but just a last request about the mode of entry to the squares. I’m somewhat confused as to how to enter my answers.

The L from ALUDEL clashes with the W from NEW ZEALAND in 17d. Which is common letter and which is capital letter. Do multiple letters go in one square?

Another example I have:

24d Fruit held up by evil guests (4) UGLI ( I may be wrong here.) How does this work? I already have UARI for 24d ) Please advise, thank you!

Ps: I did see the reference to ALU for 23a, but I am sometimes quite doubtful and need confirmation.

[roslyn251254]

you don't enter new zealand for 17d ...you enter ....look at the crossing letters you have...and the tile...
ugli is correct ...you need to change the across answer, similarly to 17d and several other themed ones.....

[ProfessorMaisie]

A Listener preamble contains everything you need to tackle the endgame, if you had to enter more than one letter in a cell (or resolve clashes) it would tell you to.
Often the information is hidden in the language the setter uses, and anything slightly odd usually rings alarm bells. In this one ''fully capitalised'' sounded the alarm for me - why ''fully''? Could they be(the ones that won't fit in the grid) must be partially capitalised, so if these were their... ...then they would be too.

[ProfessorMaisie]

...sorry, something got lost there -
...'why ''fully''? Could they be partially capitalised? The thematic answers - the ones that won't fit in the grid - are all proper nouns, so yes. And if these were also proper nouns?

[ProfessorMaisie]

Asking for answers to Listener crosswords is a contentious issue, and has been for decades. It wouldn't take much to see the practice banned altogether on the AnswerBank - and I'm sure you wouldn't want that to happen, Matakari (nor would I, by the way).