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In reply to Planks the first letter is an abbreviation of a five letter word.

35D - three letter grid entry, with the last two being homophones.

The five letter word to which Luxembourg is added is in Chambers as an adverb, for the wordplay.

Demeter, sound the middle letter as a word.

Thanks Murky.

Bit silly not to see that, but I was fixated on the full answer actually ending in an 'O'.

In reply to Demeter the first & last letters are homophones.

Thanks all, penny now dropped!

I thought this was a brilliant puzzle. I found the bottom half of the grid much tougher than the top half. If I were to try to compile a puzzle myself, this is exactly the sort of thing I would love to be able to come up with.

Like dylan I need a bigger hint, please, for 36A, maybe as to the three-letter word or the acronym....

For 36a, you might recall Bill Pertwee in Dad’s Army representing the organisation ...

I thought this was great.

The key PDM - hopefully not spoiling I it for anyone - is to realise that a single symbol can have different meanings, which don’t have to be consistent between across and down.

So a horizontal line - or any other symbol - can represent different letters whether A or D.