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Another one that's rather struggle!

However I've reduced it to the bottom right corner, where I still have a few posers:

49A - Single-handed, US Navy specialist joins battle: a star! (8, 4)
?O?O?O?? ????

37D - During miniature escapade request poem (2, 1, 7)
T? ? ?K?????
&
38D - on behalf of old teacher, appeal rejected with greatest force (10)
???T?????O

Assistance with these may help me with the remainder

37d To a skylark

ASK in TOY + LARK

38d Fortissimo
FOR + (O MISS IT) reversed

49 solomons seal

Mattrom, thanks.

As is the peculiar way of things I worked out 38 just after posting, but thanks to your 37D I know have everything except 49 - MONOTONOUS HELL?

Chrisg has answered ^^

& while typing that reply Chrisg supplies my missing one.

Chrisg, thanks!

I'm assuming that somewhere there is a star of this name.

Incidentally, does anyone know what has happened to the Chambers site? It doesn't appear to be functioning at present.

Not working for me on Firefox, either

Bear of lb - the seal of Solomon is star shaped rather than being the name of a star
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_Solomon

I found this a little tricky in places, but managed to finish it with all parsed, over breakfast today. Just a couple of clues to comment on

14a The embodiment of Love our neighbour (5)
VENUS fits but not clear why

Not happy with the homophone in 40a
Spins a good look, they say (10)
Being a Wiltshire girl, gander does not sound like ganda !