Ev 1431

[saladdodger]

Crossing letters won't help as there are many clashes...
34d Is reluctant to display laziness (5)
26a Unknown American soldier turns to embrace corporal, perhaps (5)

[ProfessorMaisie]

34 SLOTH
26 INCOG

[saladdodger]

Thank you
...nearly done , but can't see the thematic item in rows 11 and 13?

[Neveracrossword]

Saladdodger, the row 13 one is in an appropriate language...

[ProfessorMaisie]

11 is only 3 letters

[saladdodger]

Thanks .......i had the 3 letter one for row 11 ...but thought that was too easy!!!!

[Neveracrossword]

I thought I'd finished this, but have just realised I can't put a clash in 28 D. If I put it at 30 A, then 30 A is unclashed. Any advice welcome!

[saladdodger]

i have slurb for 33a Disparage leader of borough, an unattractive district (5) seems to parse as slur b........defn unattractive district.... but that would need 2 changes ? the S to a B and the R to S ( in 23d i changed the R to G)
Where have i gone wrong?

[saladdodger]

I can't sort that corner either!

[Neveracrossword]

Saladdodger, I left the R in 33 A as that gave me the clash for 34 D.

[ProfessorMaisie]

T/E/BLURB
ENEMAL/A
D/M/LEEOR
VALANTE
E/BAUGHT

[ProfessorMaisie]

..so 28dn is entered CRBARET

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, PM - that's what I did earlier (as mentioned), but doesn't that mean 30 has no clash?

[ProfessorMaisie]

No, Neveracrossword - 30 is entered as REAUBUR

[Neveracrossword]

Sorry, I meant 'one misprint'.

[saladdodger]

30a M to B
27d S to A
???

[saladdodger]

I think we are sorted now! Thanks Prof!

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, PM - I'd had the correct (ie with the B) entry on my rough, scrappy copy. I entered the wrong one on the neater version - probably because I glanced at the clue!

PS I should have stuck with the scrappy version, everything was fine there - just messy!