Round Robin X
Dynasty



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Six answers require a word to be extracted before entry. These words can form three sets of three hints to three films, each film involving a member of an acting dynasty. In the final grid, three cells containing the initial letters of each film should be changed to other letters to help reveal the members, who must be highlighted (21 cells in total). The three film titles must be written below the grid. Entry lengths are shown. The Chambers 13th edition is the primary reference.

Across
  1 In need of support, perhaps, having passed 21? (6)
  5 What Reginald Dwight did about mane going astray? (6)
  9 Love this lie swallowed by vampire slayer -- it could be buffoonery (4)
10 They cool off by canals, making temperature bearable, on vacation (8, 2 words)
12 Basic and organic ingredient of fairness (6)
13 Besmeared bed with lard playfully to frame bachelor (4)
14 The German lay? Preposterously more than one (6)
15 Beach sport including wooden stave (5)
16 Sharpen weapon - a knife? (8, 2 words)
19 Christmas tree, perhaps, returned by female composing repetitive tune (4)
20 Cutesy women captivated by shrine’s finial (4)
21 Some Africans wrap ducks in dough (4)
22 Disposition to threaten intimacy at sea (4)
26 Meerkat is infant’s first pet, kept in of course (8)
27 Bishop enters Rwandan city to replace girl’s old stick from Durban (5)
28 Yesteryear’s fashion' article is in Vogue, dismissing the very old (6)
30 Creature from a little round egg (4)
31 In makeover hell, patio covering most of open ground is used for some bodies in the garden (6)
32 Bottle shown by Democratic candidate essentially opposing McCain? (8)
33 Old enemies of counsel appearing regularly (4)
34 Nervous of a date with George? Extremely! (6, 2 words)
35 Arsenal doesn’t have a relative attraction (6)
Down
  1 When a maiden is this might someone hope to score ? Yes and no ! (6, 2 words)
  2 Public nuisance being broken into by resurgent crooks (4)
  3 Picture frames are goods being tested? (6, 2 words)
  4 'Up long before rising sun', state those with vivid recall (8)
  5 Censure priest failing to give shelter again (6)
  6 Not being something you'll think about when out of hospital and OK ((7)
  7 Acting man quits Breaking Bad to take in local parts (5)
  8 Coarseness ends up catching old sect member (6)
11 Most prickly pears finally die and get rotten (7)
17 Secret service is after the philosopher's stone (7)
18 Literary heavyweight exalting one character from The Trial? (8)
19 Smashing crime drama I contrived on run (7)
21 I am taken aback - Ko-Ko having beheaded son not acceptable! (6)
22 Weapon made for export, initially (6)
23 Follow men's fashion (6)
24 Little Jimmy Number One! (6)
25 Spit right into a ball of hot water – sign you're getting sick (5)
29 Traitor whose son has moved up to fence before throwing sticks (4)
Credits
Theme and grid by eXternal.
Clues by: Steve Bartlett, Rod Beards, Rod Bell, Ben Bush, Shirley Curran, Richard Foden, Ali Gascoigne, Derek Harrison, David Hogg, Chris Lancaster, Eddie Looby, Dean Mayer, David McKie, Alf Mullins, Nebuchadnezzar, John Nicholson, Mark Oshin, Frank Pasterczyk, Bhalchandra Pasupathy, Phylax, Chris Poole, Ed Powles, Cormac Purtil, Rainmon, Steve Randall, Wil Ransome, Kishore Rao, John Reardon, Rishikesh C G, Simon Shaw, Ian Simpson, Aakash Sridhar, Andy Stewart, Hamish Symington, Paul Taylor, Dave Tilley, Vinit Wankhede, Luciano Ward, Nick Warne and Keith Williams
To enter this competition, send your entry as an image or in list format giving the final entries to ccpuzzles@talktalk.net before 8th May 2018. The first correct entry drawn from the hat will receive a book donated by  Chambers.

Voting

You may vote for your favourite clue with your entry. You can just nominate one clue, which will be awarded 3 points, or your top three which will be awarded 3, 2 and 1 points. The person whose clue accumulates the most points will receive a prize, which  has been donated by the Crossword Centre..