Today’s Saturday Stumper

Today’s Newsday  Saturday Stumper is by Frank Longo. Sigh: it sparked no joy. Too much trivia. I give you 12-D, nine letters, “Pair on Namibia’s coat of arms.” And 18-A, five letters, “Metropolis on the Ganges.” And 34-D, nine letters, “1930s Safety Director of Cleveland.” C’mon, man. And with a printer out of ink, I had to solve online (here). Cursor-cursor-cursor-touchpad, et cetera.

My favorite in this puzzle: 1-A, nine letters, “Left-leaning member of the board?”

No spoilers; the answers are in the comments.

[Pressed for time, minimal commentary.]