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The old thread does not let me post.
Message is The thread title can only be 100 characters long.
That is why new thread.

Hints for:

12. What's essential to Emile Zola's funny side in Italy? (5)

37. Pepper regularly put in stew by Irish (5)

30. Rear lights from 35 (5)

Thanks.

I had the same problem, sunray, but I found that if I used the blue “Add Reply” button at the bottom of the thread, rather than the “Reply to this post” link next to the most recent post, it worked

Thanks quisling.

I did not have the same problem with EV thread.

Any hint on my three clues?

12 Anagram of middle of Emile plus Zola to give a famous side you'll probably have heard of.

37 I think regularly is extra and it's an anagram of Irish but I might be wrong.

30 No idea how this parses so I can only say the definition's rear in the sense of bring up children.

Jazzlover, the' lights from 35' is equivalent to 'on the radio', overheard etc.

Thanks jazzlover and malone.
Got 30a.

Thanks, Malone.

and also meant to add, it was a pleasure, Sunray.

Now for yet more images of hills, store fronts etc ...

I’m still confused about the name to be written underneath the grid. I don’t think it’s the titular name as the preamble says that is a name related to the theme. And why introduce the redundant letters name? I have tried googling the two names but can’t find another name linking them. Or am I just reading more into the preamble than is necessary?

I assumed it was the name the title hinted at, who is the connecting thread between the four sub-themes.