Inquisitor 1634

[pomona]

There may be a misprint in the definition..
13a Duo ordering after partners got soup (6) possibly M???D?
21a Mason's busy - not available OK? (4) possibly K???
41a Decide to store half of rice in a pile (6) ????A?

[klazomaniac]

13a Mikado (Opus) ??

[pomona]

got a few more letters and 13a is MENUDO a mexican soup!

[Nical]

21 Kaon -the first word in the clue. when corrected, is the misprint. NA, not available and OK in the clue.

13 Menudo, soup - Men, partners +anagram (ordered) of Duo.

[pomona]

and 21a is kaon ..anagram ..defn mEson

[Nical]

Pomona, glad you got those yourself - more satisfying! Did you get 41 A? I'm happy with my answer, but didn't parse it!

[pomona]

No not got 41a yet ... a bit empty in that corner!

[ProfessorMaisie]

41a 'Decide' = SEAL (around) RI(ce) - 'in a [F]ile' is the def', Nical.

[Nical]

Thanks, PM, that's all I could come up with last night but wasn't 100% convinced - I hadn't bothered collecting the misprints!

[pomona]

Thank you Professor
34d Unfinished float turned out (5) ??ME ??MEO in final grid
37d Jack discarded three quarters of twisted wire (4) ?UR .......?URI
cur?

[pomona]

now have C as 1st letter of 34d so assume it's came ... cameo

[ProfessorMaisie]

I think the endgame's a bit more tricky without the corrected letters, Nical (and bearing that in mind - it's a '[H]ot soup', pomona).

[Nical]

PM, the Down letters were easier, I finished off the thematic stuff from that.

[ProfessorMaisie]

Yes, the answer is CAME - 'camel' is a float (+o for the entry) and the other one is the jack/card PUR - 'purl' is 'twisted wire' (+i for the entry).

[pomona]

i've got all the missing letters and filled top and bottom rows just need to confirm 34d and stuck on 37d

[ProfessorMaisie]

I think you're right, Nicol - the downs were easier to spot for the most part.

[Nical]

PM, thanks. The 24 Across entry came pretty quickly, so that was a big help.

[ProfessorMaisie]

...hopefully, my answer just above yours does that, pomona (but maybe should have mentioned the def for 34 = 'turned out'?).

[pomona]

Many thanks Professor ... must have been typing at the same time!

[klazomaniac]

Apologies for my nonsense pomona :-)