Hi Milko-fats,

Thanks for the help. I do have a four differences though. I have put them in bold. What do you think?

OCHRE- MIAOW- L - POOL - D
P-U-AWE-P-ALICE-CITE
SUBSTITUTED-AUDITS-R
-S-U-P-R--ELITE-ETNA
FUMBLE-GUISES-SITE-I
-A-DISSENT-VENT--NIL
FLOUT-P-ISLES-A-LET
O-MERGE-V--R--LEADER
N-E-E-CREVASSES-N-M-
DOLE-STAR-I-U---DISC
-DEN-ORBS-DABS-HID-A
GETS-TUBA-SLAB--NEED
A- TEN- MILD-SIDE- GAG-
DEEM--- T -I -AMID- SLOB
-Y-B-HOSTESSES-R-I-E
ORALLY-- R--S-TOADS-E
-IRE-P-MUFTI-I-RITES
BET--NEAT-ENACTED-X
E-ECHO-SHYEST-ORDEAL
SOFA-THOSE--O-Y-L-I-
I-ACTION-SUPPLEMENTS
DUCT-SPREE-E-ADO-E-L
E-TIME-Y-SINEW-PREEN

whoops I'll try one more time. The L down in the second last row should be in the forth row from the bottom at the end of the line. making the word exalt, for the clue glorify.