Finished this lovely puzzle but can't work out wordplay for 36A. Maxim gun discharged over Middle East (4). GNOME (maxim). G(u)N+O+ME. Does OVER = O? I don't see that in my ref. books.
Themed puzzle. 24A Collar turned over by king in 15 17 (4) B?N?. Spoiler alert. 15 is FLOWER 17 is BORDER. Looks like answer is BAND (collar). Wordplay?
Just finished this lovely puzzle. 41A What's left in division? (4) ?ULT. Assuming it's CULT. Why? 11D Careless fielders jog around Perth (8) SLIPSHOD. I see the definition, but wordplay?
For Puzzle 2585, the instructions read "An anniversary (1A, three words) today offers ten unclued entries, all of whose unchecked and cross-checking letters spell out HAHA! DRY GINS ASSURING TRASHY...