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30d is a silly clue, I think. Defn is "of it".

36a 2 letter synonym for it ( has been used more than once already in this puzzle i believe) + 2 letter synonym for soul.... defn yemeni people

Thanks both. I had an inkling about 36A, but couldn't find anything that would then fit 30D - which does seem a bit of an odd clue, although I can now see how it works.

For a while I thought 30D might be ETH, which would have been quite clever.

Nelson, am up for a big hint if you feel you could share a little. Perhaps where the perimeter quotation begins...or whatever you think appropriate,....

top left corner starts 1,4......the author is in 2 rows symmetrically when you change a letter in each

Thanks xwordfan.
Your hint gave me the first two words.
I guessed the third word.
Googled the three and the quote and the author appeared.

Found the author quite quickly, then the quote. Thank you...might have given up without help.

Can I have an ever bigger hint for 30d and 36a please. I've solved everything else. I've got "NTH" and "HABU" for no real good reason!

36 is just the two letter abbreviation for It, attraction, that's only ever used in crosswords, followed by a two-letter word for the soul in Egyptian religion. The resulting word/answer is another word for Sheba, Yemeni people.