Not The Saturday Prize Puzzle

NTSPP - 159 by Enigmatist
Sarah and Nick’s Wedding

Today, 23rd February 2013,  Sarah Hayes - known in Crosswordland as Arachne, the Spider Lady - is marrying her partner Nick.  Enigmatist has prepared this special puzzle to mark the occasion.

Weaving in blue back and forth from top to bottom, and in pink down and up from left to right are two further examples of the theme (* replaces definitions).  The eleven letters in the gold squares may be arranged to form a relevant identity.  Finally, one of the unchecked rows is a cryptic representation of today’s event.

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  •  1  * Arrived late, but not worried (5)

  •  4  * Barbarian going to sea forgetting article (8)

  •  8  * Navy jumping ship at sea, have no power in the pointed end (5,5)

  •  9/13  * In bar, get ID out (4-6)

  • 10 32, "my constant love" preserved, cryptically speaking? (8)

  • 13 See 9

  • 15 Origin of Football Association topped old puzzle (6)

  • 18 Strong desire to open present's about to activate (6,2)

  • 20 Unwillingly allow - as illustration - king to move about (8)

  • 21 One boring old pin-up's forgotten energy returning (3,3)

  • 22 32, on reflection, takes the plunge again? (6)

  • 24 * Bent cross-piece? (8)

  • 27 See 30 Down

  • 29 * Authorise to sit in Clegg's shadow (10)

  • 32 A crawler, one smuggled papers out of Switzerland (8)

  • 33 * I sealed in goodness! (5)

  • Down
  •  1  Courier's left-hand side - constant pain (5)

  •  2  Scotsman getting half of my bill?! (3)

  •  3  Essentially, pillow fight sounds unsophisticated (3-2)

  •  4  Knew accepted bore (3)

  •  5  State team playing cricket county supervised by reformed writer (3,6)

  •  6  Unpleasant person shed tears (3)

  •  7  Teller of stories not quite reaching peak on Ascension Island (5)

  • 11 4dn bar for accommodating actor (7)

  • 12 Most curious...it's one's bent! (7)

  • 14 Trotter lifted after 32 produced thrill (7)

  • 16 Solvers talked about a female follower (3)

  • 17 Death hanging over little Annie, she's given one for a pain-killer (9)

  • 19 Love swinging fetish (3)

  • 23 Pub to broadcast US singer-songwriter (5)

  • 25 Reserves, not elevenses? (1-4)

  • 26 A reproductive part, everyone agrees (5)

  • 28 70s bandleader's following breaks food chain (3)

  • 30/27 * Liverpool defender? (7)

  • 31 After sending-off, remaining players a goal up? (3)

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