EV 981 Pub Crawl by Shark

[slaney]

Good morning all - I can't see a thread yet on this fine crossword by Shark.
A difficult one, I thought, but lots of clever touches, and crammed with thematic material.
I've still one or two bits of wordplay to get, but (hopefully) all actions carried out.

[copelander]

Good morning Slaney, Yes an excellent puzzle. I despaired over the 1st line instruction for a while, but when the penny dropped it was very satisfying. A good one, Shark.

[DocHH]

Hello Slaney and Copelander,
When I started this EV, this morning I was a little disturbed at the lack of gift clues! Had difficulty twigging where the misprints were meant to lead me. Probably didn't have enough of them, especially the last ones. Frequent looks in ODQ for the first words were futile! Then stumbled upon what was happening in some entries, viz, the action required by the 2nd and 3rd lines. That then lead me to a revised delve into ODQ, and voila, grid fully populated! I then began a grid search for a synonym of what had to be burst, DOH! It was there hidden in plain text! Copelander, I also struggled with the action required in the first line, and as yet have only found one instance, the first of the two.

[Malcolmd]

A very enjoyable puzzle but I am flummoxed by the requirements of the first line. Is the need to implement the 4th line just for effect or is it the only way of completing the puzzle? A glass of something is needed, I think.

[novalis]

Hi!
Have managed everything but two clues. Any hints for 31 across and 40 across would be most welcome.

[kayakamina]

Hi novalis

31a Misprint is N (for S). A sweet type less the theme word.

40a A word for dam less i + rare mineral less theme word.

[Ruthrobin]

Indeed this wqas demanding but most enjoyable.

[novalis]

Hi Kayakamina!

Many thanks for your help. I'm completely out of practice with EVs and Speccies but hope to get back into a regular routine.
How's the latest "grand" addition to the family? Thriving, I hope.

[kayakamina]

Hi novalis

I thought this was a tricky EV but worth the effort.

The 'grand' addition is doing very well. Thanks for asking.
He has just been on his first flight with his brand new passport and acted as if to the manner born!

Regards

K

[devadolly]

Good Morning Everyone, only got started on Weds but have managed to find the verse, not the version I am familiar with, purely by luck and some flights of fancy. Am I correct in thinking line 2 applies to only 2 clues (the 'in' of which I have) and line 3 to an undefined number of clues? Line 4 I am assuming means the removal of said item but that part of the preamble is currently a closed door. Line 1 I don't understand at all so some hob-nail hints would be gratefully received about that and the very strange looking 4d.
Back to the plum jam and veg picking!

[Christiana]

Good evening Devadolly. Sorry, won't be much help to you as you are further on than me. Visitors last weekend plus endless fruit - well, you know the scenario. So started very late and making some progress, but slowly. Haven't identified the quote yet, but not been at it long enough to start despairing.

[AndrewG-S]

Great puzzle with lots of head scratching and plenty of thematic material. Only finished this morning given holiday interruptions. Thanks Shark for one of my favourites this year. DD you are on the right lines, for first line it is pretty literal - look in top right corner.