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That's interesting Clark, I didn't realise that Paul felt the Phil Spector version was 'over orchestrated' (mind you, it is Phil Spector, what did they think was going to happen!?).

May be 13a, 24a, and 2d are somewhat similar to 25a (where you have to subtract and add some letters). The author’s name in 26a becomes clear once you fill up all the other nearby clues. But I had to look up google to confirm. Never read his works, I think.

Please put me out of my misery and give me the answer to 4. I have all the crossers. Also clues to parsing 24, 3 & 15.
Thanks.

For 4a, first 7 letters are an anagram which gives holly go. Type this in google to get the full answer from a movie!

For 24a, use a 4 letter synonym for ill without the final k. Then put to inside.

For 3d, put m inside the synonym for preposterous.

For 15d, variety is range and use first letters in Italy and Portugal at the end.

4 is an anagram of a truman capote character - think of breakfast at tiffany's.
24 think of another word for "patient" other than being sick.
3 is a word (how I would hope you would not describe your mum) meaning preposterous with another word for mum inserted in it.
15 think of books as related to the bible surrounding another word for variety followed by the two country initials.
Hope that helps.

Thanks Mathi & CD. I’d made a rod for my own back by having PARTY as the second word in 1A!

Finished it. More difficult than recent weeks I think. Though personally not confident that I've got them all correct. 19d for instance- not sure what correct answer is but can see a few options.

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Cerasus. Thanks. Thought that would be it . And a great palindrome for MPFC fans.

Yevrah, I remember the sketch well :-) I am a MP fan