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Hello, Elle!
I would think everything you watch on YouTube is stored.
It certainly is on my YouTube site.
Have a look on your YouTube page?
Should be under "Library" or "History".
I thought the puzzle was tougher than yesterday's, but they make the Wednesday puzzle the hardest of the week.
I have "jaw-jaw" for 22.
I don't know who Macmillan is, though.
Someone once said "jaw-jaw is better than war-war"
22, is a new word to me, "jeton", a counter.
"J" for judge and "me" is a musical "note" reversed.
8d, My guess is that the reformist is Maynard "Keyne(s)" with "books/OT" inside.
Hope this helps!

Update, Elle!
I have found her!
Kseniya Simonova.
I think her CV is quite astonishing!
And, she has her own channel on YouTube.
It is volcanic sand she uses.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kseniya_Simonova

Hi, Rusty!
Oh dear, here we go again...this is where I again show my ignorance of all modern technology!
I...... er....don't have a "YouTube page" ?
I don't even know what you mean?
If I want to see something on YouTube - for instance, if I wanted to listen to Bing singing "The Bells of St Mary's" - I would just Google it........
But no idea where I might find "library" or "history".
I don't suppose it matters?
I get there anyway?
Thank you for the answers and parses.....yes, I sort of see...but would never have got them by myself.
Re 22a.....I would think Harold MacMillan?
Prime Minister in the late 1950s.
But what has "George " to do with it?
I can see "aw" sounds like "awe"?
Well done on finding the sand lady!

Hello, Elle!
Great weather here!
Right, I understand you now, Elle.
I have YouTube, pinned to my favourite.
YouTube is a website, with different sections in it.
My stuff is in YouTube's "History" section.
Each YouTube video I view is automatically stored in YouTube "History".
No, it is not important, but I like YouTube and like exploring on the site.
The setter fondly imagines that "George" sounds like "jawj", with "aw" for wonderment.
Yes, I investigated the jaw-jaw and it was "Harold" Macmillan who coined the phrase.
The sand lady has dozens of videos on YouTube (she has her own channel there) including using snow instead of sand.
Just think, Elle, if she had been on BGT, she would have probably finished behind the pensioner!

Hi, Rusty!
I am just back from a walk!
It is pleasant out today, being cooler and fresher.
Indeed, I think the tennis players at Eastbourne are finding it somewhat hard going against the wind.
I have the TV on at the other end of room, and am catching up on what has happened whilst I was out....
Jo Konta has lost her match and is now out of the tournament.
Angie Kerber is playing at the moment.....even stevens so far.
In the Wimbledon Qualifying rounds, Britain's Liam Brody is through to the third and final round, so good for him.
Well, By Jawj, I think the crossword setter is taking a bit of a liberty there!!
No, I couldn't see (hear!) that!

Good evening, Elle!
It is a lovely evening here and I had a kipper for my tea.
Isn't life just wonderful!
I saw it getting breezy at Eastbourne.
Was even a bit windy in Clare's wee studio!
Over all, I think today's setter served us well?
We could let him/her away with "jawj"!

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, it is a lovely evening here, too.
Quite the nicest part of the day!
Caroline Wozniacki is now out of the Eastbourne tournament ... I just caught the tail end of something about her being injured?
Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep and Angie Kerber are still on track......
In the Men's Singles, it was a pity that the two Brits had to play each other....Edmund beating Corrie.
No massive surprises anywhere, so far as I know......
Yes, By Jawj (I think this could become a good catch phrase), it was a very enjoyable puzzle......
I liked 26a: gangster ; 12A: play on words; and 14d: bar magnet.
Any plans for the Pine Cone this week?

Hello, Elle!
An enjoyable puzzle today!
I liked "nodding donkey" (I've read about them) and "I Zingari", although that was new to me.
Miss L-B and me are going to Pine Cone tomorrow and she is letting me drive!
I may be there at weekend, too, with my grandson and/or Miss O.

Hi, Rusty!
Oh, that is good about going out to the Pine Cone.....both tomorrow with Miss L-B, and with your grandson and Miss O at the weekend.
You will enjoy that.
I am now reading yet another book by Bill Bryson.....this, though, is of a somewhat different ilk to other books of his.
It is called "At Home: A Short History of Private Life"
And Bill takes a journey through the rooms of his house to find out how life's ordinary happenings came into being.
It is so far proving most interesting and enlightening.... and very different from anything else by him that I have read.
I think you would enjoy it, if you haven't yet read it?

Hello, Elle!
I am looking forward to seeing La Bamba tomorrow!
I am fairly sure I read that book of Bill's quite a few years ago.
He has also written books on the English language which may appeal to you?
Or his book on Shakespeare?
For me he's a very accomplished, entertaining, author.
I am finished with the poem now.
Still not completely sure if I understood it or not!