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he 10 letter word isn't touching the other 18... the 10 letters are in a certain shape (in both grids)

Well! So it is! Thanks.

I'm glad I got the shapes late last night, that's a very big hint!
Very nice puzzle, or two puzzles really. Not 100% sure which is the correct one, I guess the one with the 'providers' name ? as that word is in the title.
I do have one 'hole', right in the middle of the shape!
I have S?NS and S?NA for 24a - Music's without alto, dead from then on.
Nothing seems to work, maybe I have a letter wrong.
Anyway onto Spectator now. Azed looks dull, I like the Azed specials.

sensa is a musical term for without (same as senza) ... lose the a

Hi scarlett, it doesn't make much difference but it's sen (musically without, short for senza) + a alto; sens is an obsolete (dead) word for since. It only matters if you're counting wordplays & definitions to total 11 of each.
I've only just seen your post on the Listener thread but I imagine any query you had is now answered.

After I got the theme, I got bus with other things.
Getting back is proving hard.
29d and 34d and 24d to start with.

24d. *stupid time to quit job (3,2) Ass and AS?

29d. Ingrowths draw dirty looks when in conversation (7) ????SES

34. Old Roman coin happens to be turned up in Italy, yes? Here, maybe (6)
???ISI ASSISI?

Thanks

hello ginge ... just wondered if you'd seen the puzzle cos it was a cracker this week!
Today's EV is a bit tame ...

Hi sunray,
24d. Ass (stupid); (t)ask
29d. Tyloses sounds like (tie lours as)? I never like homonyms unless they're not dialect dependent.
34d. Yes, As (old Roman coin) + si (is reversed) + si (yes Italian).

Hi again scarlett, definitely the best of the weekend "big 3". None of which were overly difficult but this has a very nice construction.

Thanks