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Not as hard as some Lavatches. I can find 14 of the 15 changes to make the thematic phrase, but I can't locate the 5th letter of the first word. Even having 14 of the "wrong" letters towards the four-word idiomatic phrase doesn't help. Any ideas, anyone?

18a American spelling of Oenology is enology.

Phrase is

5-2-4-4

For 18a I have "ecology".

Yes so do i but was talking about the change required as per preamble.

Or am I wrong?

Apologies DJAWHUFC. You are much further on than I am; I hadn't got to the point at which I was able to consider the changes. I shouldn't have jumped in when I did. I will revert to my perpetual silence.

No apology needed. I’m always making mistakes.

We are a friendly lot here. I thought I may have made an error.

Dear "friendly lot", I have more or less filled the grid, have the text, can guess the two-word theme but need help to get over the finishing line.
still stuck on 33a, 34d and 41a
Am I right to assume all changed letters in the grid occur in unches?
Thanks!

Yes all are in unches.

33a lEads of next three words in an abbreviation for numbers in reverse give fictional character

34d a Good cut.... garment is tog

41a sAint.... Saint is s in wordplay- 4 letter word for headdress beginning with K and ie for that is- Scots word for squint

Thanks, got the phrase now too but still not sure of the 9th and 15th letter to change.

9th is in row 8
15th last row