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Sorry, should have said, your E is wrong

Reil, Reol, Reul, Rehl, Reyl. Is any of those a word?

Thanks, simon, our postings crossed!

Thanks, orson, got them now. Grid complete but I'm struggling to justify the following.....

36 - can't see where extra letter goes in clue
38 - ditto
6 - can't see wordplay
7 - ditto
8 - can't see where extra letter goes in clue
10 - ditto
15 - can't see wordplay

All in all, for me a bit of a slog without too much enjoyment (beyond the initial PDM)

Sorry, that last comment was unnecessarily churlish. I have nothing but admiration for the setters of these puzzles. I just prefer the ones that work towards a 'revelation' in the end game.

36 RANd
38 AddLES

6 gET RENNEt
7 'extremely' = SO + N + NY

Need hints on 14a, 15a and 31d.
Thanks.

14. One saps energy from eg.Birch, North American actress (8)
American actress is a 4 letter name with Oscar?

15. Turning left after rear of car stops smoking (8)
The extra letter goes after car? But still no help.

31. Peculiar chancellor, rogue looking up skirts (5)
I have RO?L.

Thanks.

There aren't necessarily extra letters to put in clues.

6 - Get (animal extract), then remove first and last letters (skin) to get a French word for a gift.

15 - defn is turning (as in food) and smoking is part of word play (think of smoked food).

no thematic letter in 8 - anag 'in coat' with 'trim' = RED ('superior' = first).
take DR(iver) from DREDGER