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Replace the l in a type of pastry with h (for Henry) after a diminutive form of a man's name

Only "third" should be in bold. Don't know why the widget malfunctioned.

Thanks Zozozo, that confirms my solution but I only got it because I had all the crossing letters and it was the only feasible phrase. It must be the most contorted clue in the whole puzzle. Thanks again for your explanation.

Ah, thanks. I had the 3 letter I word on the middle left, so the M was just right for the end of my swimming pool. My problem with the 3 letter words is knowing which ones are stand alone and which have to be added on to another clue.

The 3 letter I is not entered as such: the other two 3 letter words are

Just two left, the long D and the short V. Sorry Mamya, I can't think of the pop group for the latter. Is the second long D a theme word? I have filled in the grid, but both Ds are vertical, so I must have gone wrong somewhere.
Ive just realised that I don't have the second F either. I have ? U? L? R? A?. I'm guessing it's full something.
Any hints?