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Ah, true! Hmm?

I read 17a as an &lit, with “self-styled” referring to the name normally associated with the answer.

Possibly, jack. I thought it might be a misguided "Toys'R'Us" type reference.

I still can't fully see.....
15 (first 2 letters)
17 same as you
1d same as you

Does 16d have any relevance to the mini-theme?

15 first two letters : gender neutral word for he or she.
The result is he who tormented the Greek at 24a

Thanks. I looked it up in Chambers after an earlier post but it wasn't there. I've now Googled it an understand.

Like chrise I'd appreciate an explanation of 1d - She opened a box of letters from Dad? (7)
Thanks

It seems to be a great clue for a bamboo-eating female!

I can only see it as P and/or A , but it doesn't make sense.

I don't know when the two-letter non-gendered pronoun was invented - not long ago, I think - but I was aware of it so had no problem with 15A. Nevetheless, I was surprised that it is not in my latest edition of Chambers.

I managed to solve most of the puzzle without help, and only referred to the Forum for some of the parsing. However, despite chrise's comment, I still do not understand the parsing for 1,4. Please explain.