Inquisitor 1627

[Duffer49]

Would be grateful for help on the following clues, which may contain only wordplay and no definition:

13a Buffoon breaks machine that bores stones north of Alps (7) Can't get past my initial thought - MASSIFS
6d Picked up work in Michigan and Ohio, landing fish (6)
21d Far side of planet obscured by unknown red giant (4)
25d Tornado brewing east of Cuba (8)

[emmie]

hurricane 25d?

[emmie]

ignore that,
does it have a theme..

[Duffer49]

Thanks, Emmie, but it won't be hurricane, because that has 9 letters

[emmie]

apologies,

[Duffer49]

Yes, Emmie, the theme is tourists or travellers I think, but I haven't yet worked out who they are.
It's a three grid puzzle - and I haven't yet finished the first grid. That's why, after many hours of puzzling, I'm asking for a push to get over the first hurdle.

[pomona]

25d possibly anagram of tornado + C ....contador?

[fishbonealic]

13 Molasse ass in boring machine

[fishbonealic]

Sorry hit enter to soon. The definition is stone north of alp

[Duffer49]

Thanks so much for your help, fishbonealic and also for the suggestion Pomona. It's certainly possible.

[Gojira]

6d is robalo. Labor , work in USA , reversed plus o for Ohio.

[Duffer49]

Thanks so much Gojira

[ProfessorMaisie]

21 MARX

[ProfessorMaisie]

...MAR(s) with (s) 'obscured by unknown' = X

yes, CONTADOR is right (thematic).

[Gojira]

Would be grateful for help with final two clues.

19a In capital get plug and cover for telecoms kit ... (6)
38a Perhaps first bit of discord in Albania (7)

[Duffer49]

Thanks Professor Maisie

[ProfessorMaisie]

19a the capital is that of Italy.
38a the def is 'Perhaps first' and it appears in the clue.

[Gojira]

Thanks for the hints