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Conductor = (Arturo) TOSCANINI

Part of UK = NI (Northern Ireland) so "repeatedly" = NI NI

Thanks Brendan

1a. Game which is crucial after the event
HOCKEY

where does the HOC come from?

after the event = POST HOC, so key, post (after) hoc

Cheers buddy

12a. Calculus class initially seems to go well
KIDNEY STONE

I know a kidney stone is called a calculus, but what's the parse?

25d. Melba toast?
BRAVA

Parse?

KIDNEY is sometimes (bizarrely) used for class - "a person of that kidney".
initially Seems
TONE - go well (with)
Not a good clue.

BRAVA would be a toast to Dame Nellie Melba, as she is female (feminine form of "Bravo")? Not convinced.

Cheers Chrise

Those are awful clues for KIDNEY STONE and BRAVA.

I feel I must be missing something on BRAVA. "Brava" would be a good (if challenging) clue for MELBA TOAST, but it doesn't really seem to work the other way round.