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Hi Mistype,
Glad you enjoyed it.
The legal society is one of four in London. New contributes a letter to the fodder.

Thanks. I just did it. Funny how things come out of the blue just after despair. I used some rhyming slang.

Thanks to Jono for the grid and to Masquerade for a great puzzle. Finally finished this morning. I liked the theme. Last ones that held me up were 65 and 50 but both very clear from the wordplay eventually.

My answers to 12d and 15a fit in with every interlocking clue except each other, and I have no idea which is the clue for 46a. I'll go and look at the AZED for a bit of light relief ...

Thanks. I actually spotted the answer as soon as I'd posted.

I've seen some negative comments above on having this sort of puzzle on a Bank Holiday. Personally, I'm all in favour.

Finished!

Knew more names than I thought. The output of most, however, remains a closed book and will always be so, I suspect.

BTW

A standing ovation for jono.

This would have been impossible without your template.

And an extensive knowledge of English swear words.

Finished with big help from Wikipedia. Still unsure of parsing of 8 down, any help would alleviate last bit of frustration.

Playbus, re 8d, the first five letters are the collective noun for a group of goldfinches. The rest is French.

Swarbrules, thanks, you’re very welcome!

Thanks Jono, you are the star of the show toda. Ive never heard of that collective noun for finches, it fits them beautifully. Is the completed thematic answer a song or a singer?