MPorium Anniversary
BlueJay, Liari, MP

Hi everyone. This week marks the 1 year anniversary of Liari and BlueJay joining this discord. So, we wanted to do something special for everyone.

BlueJay: I would like to thank the MPorium for the welcome into a community that I needed. With the lack of cryptic crossword appreciation in the now inaccurately named CTC youtube discord server, I felt a little abandoned. One year ago, thanks to Liari's discovery of MP's discord, I was delighted to find a community of incredible people who have not only improved my crossword construction, but my general mood, outlook and motivation to keep improving my clues! So thank you, MPorium, for a year of membership!

Liari:  Almost 2 years ago, I discovered cryptic crosswords existed by watching CTC's YouTube channel. I then joined CTC's discord where I met others (like BlueJay and Elgel) who did cryptic crosswords. Last year, I began watching one setter stream sudoku on Twitch and wondered if anyone streamed cryptic crosswords. I believe I found Joe's stream first, and there I met everyone else, including MP, which led me here. I am so happy to have met all of you!  I really do not know where I would be without you. You have helped me tremendously, not only in growing as a setter and solver but also in my everyday life. So I am just going to echo what BlueJay said: "Thank you, MPorium, for a year of membership!"

We hope you enjoy this puzzle!

Preamble:
13 clues have wordplay but are not further defined. A 14th answer, somewhere in the grid, clued appropriately, will reveal the theme that connects the undefined 13 answers

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  •  1  Fashionably providing clue for a manly pelt? (6,10)

  •  9  See 43

  • 13 Medusa emerges here, wildly moaning with unflattering clothes (9)

  • 14 Adam originally calling Eve deviant, according to Gospel (11)

  • 15 Sad German confirmation - Germany's ending (7)

  • 16 Poet designed my shirt (7)

  • 17 Pledges made by some revolting British Taoists (5)

  • 18 It's foolish to start to sneeze next to hospital (4)

  • 20 Knew girl is out of sorts (10)

  • 24 Circle round subculture in the '70s (5)

  • 27 One who doubts being infected catching cold (7)

  • 28 In France, it's understood to be part of punishment endurance (7)

  • 30 Stormy April finds one without power (5)

  • 31 Nervousness about error in wartime dances? (10)

  • 32 Help that tidied up welcomes greeting (4,3,3)

  • 34 See 43

  • 35 Sweet substance in oily mixture, over time, consumed by giant (7)

  • 36 Top glutton, maybe, devouring first slice of pizza (7)

  • 38 Crowds of headless spirits (5)

  • 40 Those keeping records of right and wrong arrests capturing soldier (10)

  • 43/34/9            Mendoza's coverage on race to follow beaten Aztec army (4,5,4)

  • 45 Crew climax in the absence of husband (5)

  • 47 People in charge changing side to reach newspaper audience (7)

  • 49 Broadcast video following empty truth (3,4)

  • 51 Number of Atomic Age's regular elements found in uncovered deep sea bed (2-4,5)

  • 52 Buttercups in torrential rain sheltering almost entire snail's tail (9)

  • 53 Look for suspect's first gasp of fear? (4)

  • 54 We may spoil, ageing poorly (2,4,2,8)

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  •  1  Units of information reproduced by gametes (9)

  •  2  Rhea Perlman finally getting together with you, according to rumour (5)

  •  3  Manufactured on a jig (6)

  •  4  Historian originally provided source of literature in south of Italy (5)

  •  5  Mind-reader endlessly confused by lover (7)

  •  6  Urge on constant yearning to begin to be knowledgeable (5)

  •  7  Allowing zero gossip over gin cocktail (7)

  •  8  Lancelot, maybe decapitated after the sun goes down (5)

  • 10 Accessory to crime seen apprehended initially heading northbound (5)

  • 11 Astronomer possibly engineered eclipse to obscure half of star (11)

  • 12 Raising unemployment benefits to cover up cry of pain (6)

  • 19 Huts sheltering sailor carrying last piece of whale blubber (4,5)

  • 21 Fighter in surprise clutching chest (9)

  • 22 Enthusiastic about popular trio's cover (4)

  • 23 One who makes uniform square tile around second of storage shed (9)

  • 25 Dictator's spy with some cash causes fundamental revolution (3-6)

  • 26 Cruel and unusual style to trap mice, terminally (6)

  • 28 Roughly 45 inches covers George's clothes (5)

  • 29 In climbing endless slope achieves nothing whatsoever (5)

  • 30 Toast with hot chili jam Jack and I consumed (6)

  • 31 Something used to carry hot gas between islands (4,1,6)

  • 33 Vehicles found in absolute shambles (4)

  • 37 Treating paradoxical sleep with drug on the way out (9)

  • 39 Themed entries share this characteristic bizarre interest in ducks (6)

  • 41 Go west past Bottomless Cup in city (7)

  • 42 Large owl statue frequently seen with odd beak (7)

  • 44 Live with a Navy engineer around border of ice cap (6)

  • 46 Boob in flat chest's centre (5)

  • 47 Lover's mate's outside wearing jumper (5)

  • 48 Antagonist in obscene mystery (5)

  • 49 Arrogant virtuoso musician ultimately starts to attend lessons concerning quality of sound (5)

  • 50 Company towers with regularly built-in round windows (5)

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