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Thanks will37, I see the other definition in Chambers now, which does match “medley”! Also I see a more ring-like trace of the character. Great puzzle. I know some have said it wasn’t very challenging, but I thought there were enough stings in the tail to make it somewhat tricky.

Kitsune,

I believe this parses as - first word refers to two letters of second word ( one of which is extra) followed by a place in the fens (3 letters) - definition last word.

No need to thank me, Kitsune. As soon as I posted my feed also updated to reveal previous support!

Nora,

I hadn't noticed that - but it prompts me to raise something which has been bugging me for some time. My father would call this a 'Library coincidence'. Another example would be learning a new word in the Listener then hearing somebody use it a few hours later. 'Library' presumably refers to the tendency for two books side by side in a library to be, mirabile dictu, about roughly the same subject. My family have been unable to find a source for the term Library Coincidence. Can anybody help? If Listener solvers are unable to help, I will be forced to conclude that the term was made up by my late father.

Coming late to this - can't see 21a. No one else seems to have mentioned it. Cunning?
Otherwise done and quite a nice puzzle.

Hi Lumen,

21a - 5 letter "cunning" minus extra letter (this is tricky because you're probably used to seeing the synonym as 6 letters and ending with a Y) then 2 letter "bridge players" - definition is "packing cases"

I see. Thanks!
But East and South don't play together?

It’s not partners, just players. Usually it would be clued as opponents, but it’s not wrong

Bit late on this one but felt it was worth a go.
The grid is (hopefully correctly) filled but I have never seen the film(T** E*******) or read anything about it and so I am stuck.

If anyone could give me giant hints I would be very grateful.

Is the "Main Character's" name either K****S or M****N? If not can you provide an extra hint. How is the name entered in the grid (in ring form)? How can a complete grid suddenly get two non-real words/phrases?

It's a very strange grid having so many double letters. Is this just a coincidence?

Some good clueing though!

Merry Christmas

See candledave's post at #33 as far as your penultimate question is concerned.