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You took the scenic route to get there greengage - always more fun!

I would welcome help with my last two clues.
12ac I think I know the answer but can't parse it.
35ac. Even with 3 out of 4 letters known, I can't see how to get an answer. I assume this is a modified clue.
Hopefully someone will be able to help.

12a anagram of ORIGINAL SIN without A and L (appeal emptied leaving A and L. I'm not sure about 35a either.

Thanks for that, Orson.
Hopefully someone will come to our rescue on 35ac.

For 35 I think it's - dORMOUS(e) for 'tailless rodent' and 'giving up front of den' (= minus the d) which is replaced by 'rest' = EN in the sense of a 'rest' being a punctuation mark.

Thank you drxx.
I can put this one away now.

Drxx/catkin - the wordplay is as you say except for 'en'
It is giving up front of den (d) to the 'rest' of den (en)

I've started late (as usual) and nearly there with the grid fill. With reference to crucifer's post (no. 6), since when has 'imp' been an abbreviation for import? It isn't in my Chambers (I have the revised 13th ed.)
Thanks to those who've parsed 13a - it was driving me mad.

Gazzar - Crucifer was correct. Usu only the word 'imp' (ort is one of the deletions)

Hi gazzar, imp is after thematic adjustment.