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GK @25
An operatic character's name comprises "river's river".


Just missing 3dA, 23dA and 7dB now (though not sure and can't parse the 22a s)

for your 1st one think of 2 rivers (each 4 letters) which together make an opera character (he is also in Shakespeare)

3d A - an opera by named composer less some letters leaving you with a country

23d A part of a book

sorry you already have 22d!!!!

in 22a A - the electronics company is japanese and loses os(outsize) + 2 letter synonym for note...to fit the clue (a 23d in 14a)

Thanks SDKL
Got 23 now

Sorry - it was 4dA, not 3. I'm thinking anagram of the place (in Italian) a heroine came from?

Is 7dB a French hot sauce?

7d B yes!

4d A You need a 7 letter heroine thel lose a zodiac sign to leave a girls name

Thanks again SDKL
Is it the same sign as in 13ac A? A bit weak if it is.

Yes it is the same sign! & yes weak!

Is 22ac A spelled correctly? There's an extra letter according to Wikipedia (though I can see the parsing without it).

Yes - omitting the L fits the wordplay so I assume it's an alternative spelling