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Not sure of the significance of "East London" in 8D, is there a DD going on that I can't parse or is it just a reference to somewhere a bit hotter?

East London denotes South Africa. It is indeed a DD clue.

Thanks son1ofrover1...

I'm struggling to get on with the lower half, so would appreciate a steer on 24d.
Also another push on 'central part' in 27d!

24: We B + a word for something dead people are laid to rest on (winding sheet is a shroud) The rest is the def with an wrong letter in "bog"

27 Central part = the substance, essence of something (also part of a fruit)

Thanks Loge, I have 24 now but don't see what big becomes or how the definition works really.
A while ago I had tried LA plus centre of earth/apple, but can't find that word anywhere?

lumen - You'll find the def for 24d (last 8 words) in the 3 letter head word in Chambers and it justifies 'b?g'.
Also, 27 is in Chambers - but it's not 'core' (you need another fruit 'centre').

...'inner skin', for the fruit would be more accurate.

Indeed, one could thay the thetterth taking the p...

How does East London denote South Africa?