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Hi Neville,

16a - the last 3 letters are an acronym used to say one has something particular to offer that no-one else has - the term was used a lot on The Apprentice.

.... definition is "point" as in the point of a tooth.

16. Competitive advantage is a three letter acronym

Thank you, I've got it now although wasn't familiar with the acronym having never watched the Apprentice!

Well all I have to say about this is "Boing!" Don't think I would ever have got 9a until I realised it was thematic.

Went out for a walk. Came back and now finished apart from (like some before) 24a. I have no idea.

13d and 23a another couple of solutions involving words I didn't know go together. Probably more my lack of knowledge than Imogen's fault but I didn't really get this puzzle.

FOI 1d
COD difficult but I guess I'd go 12d

Thanks to Brendan's earlier post I now have 24a.

Not a saying I've ever heard of.

But all done and off to enjoy the sunshine

In 24a the "power" is an older (and more common) name of an SI unit. And as the clue says, when used in an old fashioned (but not obscure) phrase using this word, it means its not worth the effort.

Thank you! My guess for 24 was correct, so I did manage to finish.
As a 64 y.o. American, between utter ignorance of the thematic subjects and a few other unknown terms, the puzzle was a lemon. All slog and no fun. Glad it's over.

Very impressive geeker. Once I got 7d and got the theme I was expecting half the names to come up and I still struggled.