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Thank you ginge ...scarlett ... you were stuck on the same one?

I am stuck on 3 clues, so if anyone is passing by I'd be grateful for any help.
!8 Across. Staff from the east support short dictator in Italy.(6)
29 Across. Unusual in the past, brief U-turn about newspaper in retrospect.
19 Down. He printed this to censor about ninety for all to see.
I am presuming two of them are thematic, but think I must have gone wrong somewhere, as I can't find anything to fit my crossing letters.
Many thanks.

18 is the thematic three letters plus a three letter word for support reversed. 19 is the thematic letters surrounded by a word meaning way out

Sorry samovar, not long at this and havent sussed 29 yet. Also stuck on 31,fencer’s old tape around top of sword to riposte initially. Doesn’t help that I left my Chambers in work.

Thank you so much, Bubber. How stupid of me to miss it. I have 31 Across . The definition is fencer, but not the swordsman type.

Thanks also for your help with 19D .....I would never have got it !

I have done 29 Across now, and have the full grid etc.,but I can't make out what the last word of the two-part definition from the extra letters is. I seem to have d?fl?et. Would appreciate some more help !
Thanks.

Despite the recent posts I am still stuck on 31a. Fencer. Hint? How many letters in full word would help.
My other remaining one is 9d - Armoured plate wrongfully placed in uniform, either side of epaulette (5) I have UIL?E and think a T is removed?
Oh and 34a which must be thematic...e?u?ear

Lumen, for 34 A just add the thematic word/letters to the four you have - and anagram it. It was new to me, but was in Chambers.

Lumen, oops that won't work - you've got only three! Your E at the start is wrong - it's from the thematic word.