Solution to the Diplomatic cryptic


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# Clue Solution Explanation
1 An ogre you press anonymously. (4) GREY hidden answer; PBEM press may be grey
4 You can't lose with a musty husband! (9) STALEMATE charade
6 Thrust a blade. (4) STAB hidden answer
10 Bag a zine? (5) POUCH double definition
11 Aim near the Russo-Turkish corridor. (7) ARMENIA anagram
13 English city, Baltic region, Swedish actress, or Roman numeral? (3) LIV four definitions (Liverpool, Livonia, Liv Ullmann, 54)
15 As I hurry, a gaunt empire vanishes. (7-7) AUSTRIA-HUNGARY anagram
17 Steer it erratically toward the Adriatic coast. (7) TRIESTE anagram
19 Home of a Puccinian, or home of the Boii? (7) BOHEMIA operatic allusion
20 See Proust putting out a disruption. (7,7) CUTTING SUPPORT anagram ("see" = c)
24 Pairs us with a junker state. (7) PRUSSIA anagram
26 Spenders stop the messages. (8) ENDPRESS anagram; PBEM order
29 It's more than a hamlet. (7) DENMARK Shakespearean allusion
30 Below the Alps it lay, and it still does! (5) ITALY anagram
31 Instant for embracing the evil half, or just a phase? (8) MOVEMENT "moment" contains "ev"
34 Bridge is falling down. (6) LONDON nursery rhyme
35 College degree for young pitcher who loves the game. (9) DIPLOMACY DIPLOMA-CY (Young)
2 An invasion from here would pee off eastern Germany. (6) RUSSIA (P)RUSSIA
3 Why are there 2 turns? (4) YEAR anagram ("why" = y)
5 I munch a German city. (6) MUNICH anagram
6 Try the pulp scene; you'll want eighteen! (6,6) SUPPLY CENTER anagram
7 Stab here! (4) BACK definition only
8 Tilt a can in the ocean. (8) ATLANTIC anagram
9 Don't give up, sister! (6) RESIST anagram
12 Tree tar going backwards. (7) RETREAT anagram
14 Chromatic aberration, or perhaps the square of standard deviation. (8) VARIANTS PBEM variants; "variance" is homophone
16 Is it a lump or a short watery arm? (3) GOB GOB = Gulf of Bothnia
18 Angled island. (7) ENGLAND historical allusion
21 Strut if you feel secure. (5) TRUST anagram
22 A point on the Med. (8) PIEDMONT anagram within definition
23 Move, hold, support, convoy, or derange. (5) ORDER hidden answer
25 Sing? No. Join a game? Yes. (6) SIGNON anagram; PBEM order
27 I feel I'm in a terrific position to get rid of a foe. (9) ELIMINATE hidden answer
28 Loud and soft bounce. (8) STANDOFF anagram ("loud" = f)
32 Man with a letter. (4) MAIL "man" defines homophone
33 He's a friend, y'all! (4) ALLY anagram

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