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I have an answer for 32 ac, which fits the definition , and a couple of cross checks. Any hints on parsing, please?

I thought once I got the title and author everything would fall nicely into place - alas, not so!

Can anyone confirm if 22d and 32a are in Chambers, only my letter patterns are not yielding anything.....

22d - ?MO?MT - could be thematic

32a - ?O?N?I?AR? - could be thematic

Are these correct?

Brendan - both correct so far and both thematic

Dylan - a famous Virgin surrounds both “love” and a shortened “offering”

Thanks CandleDave, so are they both in Chambers?

Yes, the actual answers are in Chambers before the thematic adjustment.

Okay, thanks again.

Certainly less demanding than last week, but also not as satisfying.

I could not help noticing that in several cases the restoration of the 'real' word resulted in a clue which did not read well. This was particularly so when it was an anagram clue, so there could be little doubt about how the extra/omitted/misprinted letter worked.

Examples: 33, 35 (certainly bizarre), 9,13. 16, 21, 28

In other cases, the revised clue made perfect sense.

foinaven, I do not see how 33 is an anagram, unless of course, my answer is wrong.