Hopefully someone that has finished can help ... the preamble is long and mentions letters coming in and out of clues... so not much use if you've not seen/done the puzzle... Canape that's acceptable...
17. Sam Tyler (probably the fellow from life on mars bbc prog?) 21. Kenny McCormick ..South Park? or something more specific? 24. George Smiley 28. Stacey West Shipman (from Gavin & Stacey) 29. Jerry...
The clue for 27a will give 2 answers - a definition and one made up of wordplay - the 2 answers are each 4 letters. 3 letters are the same in both answers ... 27a Music's without alto, dead from then...
A few parses please: 10d Star group unrestrainedly enveloped in applause CHARIOTEER ... applause = cheer 25d Figaro, say, one captivated by attractive girl DO-ALL i can see the word play but where's...
"E" has been removed from the wordplay (possibly more than one E)
17d Sons aboard right, then wrong lorry - so turned back (8)
(8) is the grid entry defn may be 9 or 10...
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20a Reversing light at first allowed to pulse (4) DA?? .................dahl? daal? In these 2 down clues a letter needs to be added in to the clue before solving... 19d Concerned with level inches...
Skilled shot on skittles aimed towards the top ... 6 or 7 letters , starts S or T
One springtime in the country passed without information... 6 or 7 ... starts U...
14a Rogue hired by three men in Harwich, or several people heard in New Orleans (4) Y???
25a How to get out of a house, as seen in several Shakespeare plays (4) Y?R?...
Some clues contain an extra word that must be removed before solving 1d Designs of prophet Nostradamus end in chaos (7) 13a Quartet appearing in several episodes in history (4) 14a Music from South...