Waste Recycling

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Every clue answer disposes of one letter before entry into the diagram. These 36 cast-off letters are not wasted, however; takin in order, with Acrosses preceding Downs, they combine to form a complete cryptic clue for the (otherwise unclued) word in the center of the diagram. Answers include six proper nouns.

Across

  • 1.
    Waste put together in a new way? (6)
  • 6.
    Ray's rounding up true rodeo cowboys (8)
  • 11.
    Lecher gets in by swaggering (8)
  • 12.
    Season's first TV show is a big hit (5)
  • 13.
    Drink in court with soldier-to-be (5)
  • 14.
    Red baseball team turns in roster (8)
  • 16.
    Chopping a tree in road will make you tire (7)
  • 17.
    Cool cats in street getting delivery (8)
  • 19.
    Theban involved in massacre once (5)
  • 21.
    Better judge, sometimes (5)
  • 22.
    Big people will get heartless when in bunches (hyph.) (8)
  • 24.
    City in a Mailer novel (7)
  • 29.
    Dad throws dirt on artists (8)
  • 30.
    Name traced initially in stone slab (5)
  • 31.
    Drive train after kid (5)
  • 32.
    Striking a jerk after drink of liquor (8)
  • 33.
    Ugly sneer in male cow (8)
  • 34.
    Spanish corn shoots (6)

Down

  • 2.
    Run with happiness to a member of the family (8)
  • 3.
    G-men covering school disputes (5)
  • 4.
    Most excited energy in dog buyer (8)
  • 5.
    Pen article in French with elegance (5)
  • 6.
    Auto seen losing its front in lurch (6)
  • 7.
    Knife landed the wrong way during fight (8)
  • 8.
    Tree rings—that is right (5)
  • 9.
    Each small magazine employee is relieved (5)
  • 10.
    Polish ship carries paper item for sneaky character (9)
  • 15.
    Object found around brook causing great excitement (9)
  • 18.
    Acts of marring pastry (2 words) (3,5)
  • 19.
    Monument renovating—not cheap (8)
  • 20.
    Pears lie fallen from tree (8)
  • 23.
    Look in corner, you mean (6)
  • 25.
    Mourning dress—clothing with red lining (5)
  • 26.
    Children's author left in big hole (5)
  • 27.
    Bring back fashionable public transportation (5)
  • 28.
    Measure a famous boat (5)