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1a - for example is as normal and then an unlikely sounding conference venue without a “turning up”

Thanks for the explanation of 1ac candledave, I'd never heard of that conference.

Yes, thanks to candledave and hw7. Much appreciated.

All finished. Very enjoyable although I nearly gave up after the first hour - I found it so difficult to get into. A few queries remain.

1a - I still don't see the venue despite the earlier hint

24a (LHS) - I everything apart from the last word of the wordplay

18d (RHS) - I can't find the definition in Chambers etc

19d (LHS) - I can't see the wordplay

Ah, just seen 18d

simond9x, re 19d: thorn is an ancient letter (3 letters), jacket implies the outer letters

Ah thanks, dsc. I should have known that. I correct people when they pronounce it "Ye Olde Shoppe".

1a doh! Saw that yesterday but immediately forgot about it.

SD9X - the last word of the LHS wordplay is there to generate a single letter.

Well I never! Thanks, hw7. I kept trying to force it to combine with the previous word.