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One of 5 and one of 6 letters?

Yes.

Shoot! I had the 5 subjects. The one I was missing is the 6 letter name.

Glad I could help. I didn't know which N you had, so gave very little away!

Thanks Malone. I was going to move on to today's EV but think I will leave that until later and let the feelgood factor of completing what I found a challenging but enjoyable puzzle - and my football team going top of the Championship! - linger a little longer.

Murky @38, re 9d I'd be grateful if you could enlighten me on that one or even let me know if it has an O or L in it!
Apart from that, I'm done. Considering how early on I got the second of the titles (so knew the subject at that point) the rest was still a slow process until the penny dropped. My standard quibble was using i or i' for in which held me up for a while, otherwise enjoyed the clues and topic. Chambers got a good workout.
It's funny that Chambers is the prize...I don't think it could be done if you didn't already have one (or more).

9d has an L in it

You are allowed to choose an alternative to the chambers dictionary as a prize.

Finding this a very tricky solve. Just a handful of clues to crack but only half a grid filled. Nudges on the following would be appreciated.

35 45 49 across

9 26 30 38 down

49a is split 3,2,3,5 ...1st word usual synonym for gents (not toilets!)