Solution to High Bar by Hawk

 High Bar by Hawk - SOLUTION

6 Down gave MINSK/BELARUS. Other wordplay clues led to SANTIAGO/CHILE, DILI/EAST TIMOR, DAKAR/SENEGAL, DUBLIN/IRELAND, MASERU/LESOTHO, and TRIPOLI/LIBYA. Cells highlighted on the perimeter gave TALLINN/ESTONIA. Paired extra words in clues were jumbles of ten further capital cities and their countries.

Extra Words and Jumbles

1A/11A AUNT/COMMAS = MUSCAT, OMAN

13A/15A CARGO/PIETY = CAIRO, EGYPT 

16A/20A MEDIEVAL/SLAM = MALE, MALDIVES

22A/26A WHINNIED/AILED = NEW DELHI, INDIA

37A/39A SUBMERSIBLE/LUGS = BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

1D/3D PRINCES/AFAR = PARIS, FRANCE

5D/7D ITEM/ROYAL = ROME, ITALY

12D/17D AGREEABLE/BIRDS = BELGRADE, SERBIA

19D/22D GENE/TEACHER’S = ATHENS, GREECE

28D/32D WALLOWING/EMAIL = LILONGWE, MALAWI

Answers / Explanations

WP6 MINSK BELARUS / (BAKERS + L)* in MINUS

WPa (r2) SANTIAGO CHILE / (ANTI in SAG) + (t)O + CHILE

WPb (r5) DILI EAST TIMOR / (LIE + A + MITTS<) in DIOR

WPc (c10) DAKAR SENEGAL / DAK + (EG in ARSENAL)

WPd (r11) DUBLIN IRELAND / (BLINI in DURE) + LAND

WPe (r8) MASERU LESOTHO / MASER + ULE + SOTHO

WPf (c4) TRIPOLI LIBYA / TRIP + LILO< + I + BAY*

1A SALIVAL / LISA* + LAV<

7A EPEIRA / (RIE(m) in APE)<

11A LACINIAE / (IN + AI<) in LACE

13A ELOPERS / PER in SOLE<

14A ESNES / SENSE<

15A LAMB / LAMB(as)(ted)

16A MALEATE / MALE + ATE

17A IRISATE / SIRI< + AT + (magazine)E

20A SALON / S + ALON(g)

21A KEDGERS / GER in KEDS

22A CALYCLE / (A + (tria)L) in CYCLE

26A GALEN / ANGLE(r)*

30A HOUSELS / HOUSE + LS

31A PAGINGS / AGING in PS

33A KNEE / KNE(w) + (jo)E

35A IN ALT / (f)INALT(our)

36A RETAINS / TA in REINS

37A LI’L ABNER / LAB in LINER

38A GALANT / GALA + N(o)T

39A NEWNESS / letters from {NSEW}

1D STELLS / ST + ELLS

2D AGLAIA / (sl)A(ve)G(ir)L + AIA

3D LOOM / LO + (fr)OM

4D VAES / E in VAS

5D ACROSS / A + CROSS

7D ENSATE / ENS + ATE

8D EASED / (l)E(g)A(l)S(p)E(e)D

9D RHETOR / (SHORTER – S)*

10D ASSETS / ÅS + SETS

12D ENAMELS / NAME in ELS

17D ILLEGAL / (LEG + A) in ILL

18D INCH / (c)INCH

19D EDGE / (l)EGDE(fect)<

22D CAPING / C + (PIN in (A + G))

23D ARANDA / D for E in ARANEA (def of 7 across)

24D LOGGAT / LOG + GAT

25D ESSENE / ESSE + NE

27D EMENDS / E + ME + N + D + S(eason)

28D NOESIS / NOES + IS

29D TILIA / (AIL + IT)<

32D STEW / (SENT + W)* - N

34D NIUE / (qu)EUIN(g)<