Iq 1712

[hankir]

Some clues have their definitions jumbled with an extra letter.
Help with:

1a. Barring absurd war, narrow faction not involved in hostilities (8)

22a. Maybe cultivar from Parisian about to be put in box (8)

10d, Loosely, parades on East Street blocking alcohol (7)

27. Cleveland's authority was thus powerless concerning place to live (7)

Thanks.

[ProfessorMaisie]

confrontation
DECREASE ('curtail')
BESTREW ('spread')
residential

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
Hope I will soon have the 20 extra letters to make sense of what's dropped in thematics.

[ProfessorMaisie]

I think some of the dropped synonyms are a bit obscure, hankir (but those in the two you've given are fairly common).

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
Still have to solve a few but found the quote and most of the synonyms of the fifth word of the quote.

In EV, I have the theme (The obvious one). but no idea what the second part is . Classical music from a composer? Nothing fits.

[ProfessorMaisie]

Look at the puzzle's number, hankir.

[ProfessorMaisie]

It doesn't say so in the preamble but the final grid contains real words throughout.

[ProfessorMaisie]

...actually, it does! I managed to scribble all over that line (sorry).

[hankir]

No wiser, ProfessorM.

1500 = MD.
The composer's work was Enigma, not enigmatic so I am rejecting that line of thought.

[ProfessorMaisie]

It's a celebration of a milestone in the Enigmatic Variations puzzle series (1500 - try writing it out and see how many cells...).

[hankir]

Wow. Would have never thought of it.
Now to figure out where to substitute. Grid is 13x13.

[ProfessorMaisie]

The lines are in the middle - 1 cell either side.

[hankir]

Got it. Thanks again.