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Has been a marathon for me and I’m exhausted. Need a solution to this last to stagger across the finishing line.

24 across: content for one to hold fine pose, on reflection (7)
Have S?N?S?Y

My thanks in advance.

Enigma

satisfy ( say round f-sit reversed )

I fully sympathize with Enigma - apart from anything else this is distracting me from the snooker!

I'm now down to a few in the middle & would welcome assistance with :
13D - That is cutting different types of knot, provided with point (5, 5)
???I? ????E

26D - Taste left when boy's swallowed insect (8)
??I?G???
&
26A - Careless, wearing boots, perhaps with women's underwear (8)
????S???

13 Bowie Knife
26 Smidgeon, taste (small amount). Midge, insect, inside Son, boy.

26 Slipshod, careless. Slip - woman's underwear, Shod, wearing boots perhaps.

Malone,

Many Thanks.

I'll press on now with the goal in sight, having just put two others in thanks to your kind assistance.

Glad I could help.

Malone, thank you.

Had non-proven for 20 down when not proven is the correct answer.

Suspect Dean Meyer's hand in this puzzle (not proven, of course).

.Enigma

Help appreciated filling in the gaps with these......

33a Golfer with new competition capable of making great strides (5-6) - SEVEN LEAGUE (Boots for 'Great strides')

38a Sovereign found by girl so far from grave (8) - JOKINGLY

Is it 'Girl' = JO + 'Sovereign' = KINGLY?

33d Know-all writing up pretentious nonsense (11) - SMARTYPANTS

I assume 'Nonsense' = PANTS, but I don't get the 'Writing up' part.

46d In the afternoon, when returning, heat plant (7) - SAMPIRE (Plant)

I can see AM for 'Afternoon' but not the rest.

33, Seve (Ballesteros) is the golfer.

46, Afternoon is PM, returning MP.
When is "as", reurning, "sa"
Heat is "ire".