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Full grid apart from those unclued and two I can't parse:

34a Mayor leaves money - changers confused by EU agreement (8)
?CH???EN

6d Skill of poacher about take first from bird colony (7)
CO???R?

No idea on theme yet.

Any hints appreciated.

34a Schengen
Anagram of 'money changers' minus 'mayor'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Agreement

Sorry, just saw that you asked for hints

6 D. It's a seven-letter word for a bird colony/place where birds live, with the first letter changed. The poacher is indoors.

Thanks matron & malone that's a great help

mattrom -sorry

Looking at the eight unclued (includes the german eighth), but haven't really got a clue - nothing for me on Google offers any traction:

BOI?L?I?U
?O?E?LI
?LI?KA
A?ES
?ONE?G?R
?N?S?O
?IN?I
?A?L?PI???LA

A gentle hint would be welcome

Just a quick look and I can a few of them that are composers

Thanks chrisg - I'll pursue that

Hi CB,

These are all composers - any list thereof will help; the fourth is an English opera composer, but as to the first, I really haven't a clue.

Vinsculler