Darn!
by Kegler

Five answers change (into non-words) prior to entry, a la 21 Across.

Across 1 Restaurant supervisors marry bigots, per Rev. Spooner 9 Thompson cut Rocky’s facial hair 11 Top of gym circled by chopper 12 Drink is permitted within borders of Chile 15 Actress Cruz leaves prison behind in “Bond on the Run” 16 Pass up Peter, taking issue ultimately with one pulling the strings 17 Endeavor to read novel 19 Six score, essentially 21 See instructions 23 Rehash sourest expulsions 25 Venerated ones go down south 26 Nixon wearing a thin coat 28 Make the grade in Utah, sporting trio of citations (2 wds) 30 Spanish artist is returning finally to edgy place? 31 Trees initially cut short 32 Ornamental strip from shirt worn backwards by Paul 33 Certain picture-takers came across a bur, surprisingly (2 wds)

Down 1 Donor hoped Rush ordered cough medicine (2 wds) 2 Recalled isolated organic compound 3 Agreements with a corporation’s primary power suppliers 4 Stirred frying pan eagerly at first 5 Land surrounded by water is rented 6 Make black and brown patterned fabric 7 One peer sheathes sword 8 Was honest with Republican replacing leading Liberal, and celebrated 10 Jump with energy and desire 13 Witty comment from detective interrupting Marge’s comeback 14 Cast story about certain regulators 18 A song describing a couple of quirky fish tanks 20 Topless Cleo narrated abridged story, ignoring radical Russian novelist (2 wds) 22 Useless with some people, so I took over 24 Join service facility after college 25 Expert’s unsatisfactory toupee rejected 27 Descriptor of the empty room 28 Ring pursuing spy group’s informal greeting 29 Aide’s new concept

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