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15d Inveigled mistake welcoming Liberal and news chief (10) ?L???O??ED
23d Sailor's words to change direction of Vasco da gama's state contest (7, 2 words) ?????U?

15 Your O is wrong
23 A three letter state, relating to Vasgo de Gama, and a four letter word meaning contest (usually involving a ring).

Sorry about my typos - 23 A is split 2,5.

I've given up on using my phone to reply - I'm making too many mistakes. The answer to the clue is 2,5 - the parsing of it is the 3,4 I mentioned. Sorry!

Thanks malone ... i originally had the correct answer for 15d but erased it ... now corrected 30a and filled in 15d and 23a.
No idea of the theme yet?

Glad I could help.

The vertical unclued answer was a big help. The mention of the 13-letter phrase prompted some staring/wordsearching in the grid - it didn't take long.

I have a country for the down unclued ? but am no wiser
Missing the 1st letter of the other unclued and also missing the 2nd letter of 38a ... can't see how any vowel works with the clue

38a Earth lodges, perhaps, as for some in habits (4)

Huts

UT in Hs

First letter of other is D

Xwordfan and Kirky, I'm sure you'll have the theme now. This crossword was good fun.

Thank you djawufc... just need the 7 cells now ?