Ev 1459

[saladdodger]

clues may contain an extra word of 4 or more letters...
26d This topless musician lost freedom to go out on Lewis number of letters not known but i think it's 3 or 4 ...ending in SH. The extra word possibly "THIS"

1a Priest cut away superficial elements of welcoming God (5) PA?*E padre pare for cut away ?
3d Right side originally around on record turn-up say *E?ERS revers?

[Neveracrossword]

26 Ish, the definition (about 'freedom to go out') is in Chambers. The musician is Fish, with the F dropped.

1. Padre, priest. Pare is 'cut away superficial elements' with D for Deus, god inside.

[Neveracrossword]

Important PS - I've since seen my parsing for 26 is wrong! The 'this' is 'topless'. There's an extra word, 'musician'.
I had Revers for 3 D, but haven't parsed it.

[novalis]

Musician is the extra word. This topless = his and that is anagrammed. The musician is one who changed his name to a symbol.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Novalis. I finished this last Sunday, but couldn't remember all the details, how I rounded up the thematic stuff etc.

[saladdodger]

Thanks both ... able to finish now.