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That's excellent, thanks Jono:-)

I thought it might be the Spanish name but that one is new to me! Thanks.

Tennis fans will be familiar with the name. There was a recent successful ladies’ pro of that name.

Thank you Barbs, good luck and I wish you all the best with your recovery:-)

i can't believe how dense I was being last night - the letter pair that goes in the extreme top left always appears in the bottom left in the online diagrams (I still don't know why!) and it wasn't until I looked at again after a sleep that I realised my error 🥵😂

Gosh that was a slog - and thanks to this forum for helping me with my LOI - the Spanish name. I was also held up by having my two theme letters at positions 2&3 in 27 rather than 1&2 which obviously confused me with 32. Enjoyed it very much in the end.

Hi Drjax,

I know what you mean, there were so many potential booby-traps in the grid it's a wonder I finished at all! 😀

Hi Brendan

I've still got lots to do. Thanks to your hint about sausages - it led me to the theme. I just have to solve the clues. I'll give it another half hour tonight.

I'm a bit fed up as I was so engrossed in the crossword I've burnt my Simnel cakes. All that effort - possibly in vain.

I hope you and others will be around tomorrow for loads of hints.

Oh no! I hope you manage to salvage them - I was looking at pictures of the cakes online and they really do look scrumptious 😛

A brilliant puzzle! Challenging and satisfying. Many thanks, Maskarade.