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Thanks malone and thanks kirky.
I did use Chambers Wizard to find that 7 letter anagram but it did not generate the answer.
I tried anagram solver and got it.

I am still working on 20a and 39a.
39a seems like an anagram but cannot work it out.

I have the three letter word and have penciled in the unclueds.

The disease at 28d is obvious but I cannot parse the clue.

Glad I could help, Sunray.

For 39 A, are you remembering the 'with earl' part? That + the themed bit should make it fairly straightforward.

I didn't parse 28 D.

sunray, try "anagramming" 39a with ...
28d. a synonym of hide has been removed from upfront.

Thanks malone.
I thought the themed bit would always come first.
Got 39a.

Thanks ginge. 28d now parsed.

What is the third letter of 20a?

Hi again sunray, "y".

Clue for 35d has finally appeared on ST website.

"Go out wearing rubber trousers"

Just confirms what I am sure everybody has got anyway

Thanks ginge

I'm puzzled by 38a. I know it's a thematic one. I've anagrammed the 'rejection' with the 3 letters and blank that I have in the grid but can't find anything. Can someone confirm that I've got the right letters? I have DI?S

Hi cloverjo, you need to review your answer to 28d.

Your I is wrong. cloverjo. The 'challenges' gives a 5-letter word, lacking energy = the usual crossword stuff. The thematic bit would come before your entry. Military leaders is the definition.