Waste Recycling

a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Cast-off letters clue: Elements of waste are recycled in the ocean. Answer: SEAWATER (anag.)

Across

  • 1.
    REFUSE: RE-FUSE
  • 6.
    LASSOERS: LAS(SO)ER'S
  • 11.
    BLUSTERY: B(LUSTER)Y
  • 12.
    SMASH: S-MASH
  • 13.
    CADET: C(ADE)T
  • 14.
    LENINIST: L(ENIN)IST ("nine" rev.)
  • 16.
    RETREAD: R(ETREA)D ("a tree" anag.)
  • 17.
    SHIPMENT: S(HIP-MEN)T
  • 19.
    CREON: CREON (hidden)
  • 21.
    FINER: FINER (double def.)
  • 22.
    GROWNUPS: GRO(WN)UPS
  • 24.
    LARAMIE: LARAMIE (anag.)
  • 29.
    PAINTERS: PAINTERS
  • 30.
    TITLE: TI(T)LE
  • 31.
    IMPEL: IMP-EL
  • 32.
    DRAMATIC: DRAM-A-TIC
  • 33.
    GUERNSEY: GU(ERNSE)Y ("sneer" anag.)
  • 34.
    SPEARS: SP-EARS

Down

  • 2.
    RELATION: R-ELATION
  • 3.
    FEUDS: FE(U)DS
  • 4.
    CUSTOMER: CU(STOM-E)R ("most" anag.)
  • 5.
    STYLE: STY-LE
  • 6.
    CAREEN: CAR(s)EEN
  • 7.
    STILETTO: S(TIL)ET-TO ("lit" rev.)
  • 8.
    OSIER: O'S-IE-R
  • 9.
    EASED: EA-S-ED
  • 10.
    SHADINESS: SH(AD)INE-SS
  • 15.
    THRILLING: TH(RILL)ING
  • 18.
    TEA RINGS: TEA RINGS (double def.)
  • 19.
    CENOTAPH: CENOTAPH (anag.)
  • 20.
    ESPALIER: ESPALIER (anag.)
  • 23.
    ORNERY: ORNERY (hidden)
  • 25.
    CRAPE: C(R)APE
  • 26.
    MILNE: MI(L)NE
  • 27.
    TRAMS: TRAMS (rev.)
  • 28.
    PINTA: PINT-A