Irregularities in a semolina recipe (9)
I believe the answer is:
anomalies
'irregularities' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both states of affairs as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a semolina recipe' is the wordplay.
'recipe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'semolina' with letters rearranged gives 'nomalies'.
'a'+'nomalies'='ANOMALIES'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for anomalies that I've seen before include "Deviations from the normal or common" , "Things deviating from norm" , "They deviate from what is standard, normal, or expected" , "They're unusual or different from what is expected" , "exceptions" .)