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Another very enjoyable puzzle from the new setter.

I'll desist from from giving it a difficulty rating given by how much out of touch I've been of late.

I would, however, like to take this opportunity to apologise to one an all for a post in last weeks' thread in which I gave a number of unsolicited answers. I don't really have an excuse other than to assume it was a senior moment - another one!!!

Yes, I also found it enjoyable and every clue parsed well

I agree Cerasus but I'm a bit confused by the parsing for .....

8d Operatic act avoiding bum note? It's kids' stuff (3,5,2)

The answer is clear enough but I'm just not 100 % sure of the wordplay.

Good morning Brendan
The tenors who performed opera minus anagram of note

Gaagh!!
Now I've got 8d, any hints for 19a?

That's excellent, Cerasus. The use of 'bum' as an anagram indiccator never even occurred to me.

def. less substantial, relating to noise

19ac Another word for less substantial (as in smaller) around the first letter (primarily) of noise, gives another word which equates to a less substantial sound.

apologies . synonym for less substantial with 'n' included = relating to noise

I struggled with a fair few clues this morning, 8d in particular, and with 5d I spent ages trying to square “disturb” and “dispute” with hullabaloo, before I (finally) realised I was looking at the wrong end of the clue.

Struggled with the ground too, despite only living a few miles from it!