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37a Strange manoeuvre missing A1 vetch for Caesar (5) ??*U?
33d Diplomat's final words (5) E?*??

* is the crosser of both

37a sorted now!

33d ENVOI or ENVOY

Thanks mattrom...had that but how does it parse please?

I wondered if that was the full clue, as there seems to be a homophone indicator missing.
A diplomat can be an envoy, and an 'envoi' is an author's final words - so one is a 'sound- alike' of the other... unless 'words' is also being used as the indicator. Does 'envoy' it fit with your other letters?

Just checked, and Chambers gives "envoy" as an alternative spelling of "envoi" (last words), so no homophone indicator needed.
Sorry to have made it overly complicated..

Grid completed except for clueless 9d. I have ?a?a?o. Where am I astray

Check the preamble,with specific reference to the numbers/composition of thematic answers.

Thanks Malone - a useful reminder to carefully check the preamble

You're welcome, Truron.