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...that's for the entry, of course (+ one S for the answer).

Thanks cockie and drxx. I was barking up the wrong tree, in the wrong forest.

Thanks drxx.

Instead of upset, worried would have gotten me there faster.
Chambers does give star as the meaning of the 5 letter answer.

It was murder for a while as the title suggests.

The only clue I have not been able to parse is 34a.
How Samson turns into a 6 letter Indian savory snack is not clear.

Samson almost + a omitting the o. I'd have like Gregor but you can't have everything.

Thanks cockie for 34a.

Excellent puzzle.

30 down drew another huge doh when I saw it - pretty clever of The Ace Of Hearts to chuck that in I thought.

I shall have another look at The Listener this afternoon - didn't get beyond the preamble on Friday evening.

I came to this very late, have enjoyed the challenge but am stuck on 35a: I dealt with frames of Italian art, 1600-1700 (7).
S-ient-
The missing letter is C.
Any help would be appreciated.

Hi marca, wordplay is I in seen to; Seciento.

Hi again marca, excuse my fat finger typing; Seicento.

Thanks ginge..... not a term I’ve heard of though I ought to have been able to work it out.