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Badvest, I think the second P clue isn't thematic.
Hint for second P clue... if you're a certain age, Caroline might have been something you listened to.

Rpchambe

The w clue you referred to is thematic

A word for sickly looking reversed around the outside letters of sausage

The n swimming pool is not at I d. There is only one possible way to place the 3 letter words - and this will indicate where the 10 letter n word should go

Have filled it all in but cannot parse V - very wrong about pop group (5) - can anyone help?

Badvest, thanks for the D hint. Got that now and have sussed the A clue. I think you must have been referring to the first P clue. Malone, thanks very much for the P clue. I am old enough unfortunately.

Pop group is - vowel,consonant,vowel - an abbreviation.

Really sorry! Am being a bit dense! Could you elucidate?

V =Very
??? Pop group, an abbreviation
Last letter is how a teacher would mark a wrong answer.

Ah! Got it! Thanks for putting me out of my misery!

RPChambe, I think you have a wrong solution to the second X. It is another thematic word which goes with the first C. Its first two letters represent "surfeit" phonetically and its last two letters are the usual crossword abbreviation for "artist". I've finished now but still can't parse my solution to the second S.

Malone. I was trying to allude to the nautical vehicle (and not doing such a good job). If the other P clue is part of the theme I wouldn't mind a nudge.