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16ac: letters 2 - 6 give a word meaning selection with the addition of a letter at the end.
1dn: the name of the person who first coined the answer means good in Latin.

... and we're not talking about the lead singer of an Irish rock band...

Many thanks for the explanation for 1D. Clever Mr A!

For 16A, I used CWW, and the only possible sequence was ETHNICALLY. So you can understand my problem. I now see daylight.

Oof! Thanks for your help!

AH! I also had 'ethnically' for 16ac as it was the only word I could find to fit even though I could make no sense of the 'thnic' part - as the Genius is the only crossword I ever submit guess I won't be winning this month - no change there then.
While I'm here can someone please explain 12ac?
My answer relates to 1ac, has a 4 letter word meaning trance around a letter which is one of the Roman 'numbers' - I'm assuming 'centre (of)' is the definition but can't relate it to the answer.
Thanks in advance.

For EBoyd.
12ac does relate to 1ac, and there isn't a definition. It is just that - centre of number, in a 4-letter word for trance.

Yes, but M is not the centre of "number". M is, however, a number (Roman). So I suspect "centre" might be a definition after all.

I saw "centre of" pointing to the punctuation in more or less the centre of the clue, which would otherwise be superfluous.

I thought it was just another way of saying a number was in the centre, as you might for instance, say "the garden had a centre of grass"

My take is "centre of" (pointing to punctuation) as the definition, with the rest of the clue as the cryptic part. Whatever, it's clearly very devious.

Can s'one please reveal to me,as you've now all agreed & finished,and since I can't see this anywhere on the site, when the closing date is for submissions, assuming I want to join in the fun? Was away in England, & Mrs T believes she "saw" me on this site once, probably when I helped out, as I'm not a regular G. fanatic.And btw if this can be submitted online, why not Saturday's Prize Competition, too? I have the problem living abroad that, however fast I finish, it will probably never reach Birmingham on time from her by snail mail.So in fact TWO qq. to be answered, please!