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Not too tough, quite enjoyed it but 24 caused my eyebrow to arch:

24 Fleet assembly point in Gaul is described by Racine (5)

...which is a containment bookended by two not fully explicit descriptions. Is this fair game? Looked a tad clunky to me, hey-ho.

I thought that as well and I studied the Racine work for A-Level many, many moons ago.

Agreed on all counts.
Cannot parse 25d adequately...am I missing something?

Specsaver, I think - but I'm sure others will correct me if I am wrong - that the second word can describe a depraved person., so it is a double meaning for the second part of the answer.

Indeed it does but why "sounds"?

Oddly, clue to 24 seems to have appeared before – in TLS crossword 711 of 21 September 2007 (according to crosswordgiant). A similar clue leading to the same answer was used in TLS 837 of 18 June 2010. Unfortunately, the setter’s name is not given in either case but I presume that Smurf was on the TLS panel back then.

Need some help , please.

I have figured out the theme and all but 1 of the unclued lights, but cannot get a couple.

42a Little woman born pre-Fifties (4) I have NE??

30d Upset working with one Hollywood star (6)
I have ?ARINO

But I may have gone horribly wrong somewhere.

Thanks, fred

42 Nell, little woman/a diminutive. Ne, born, French +L+L, 50 in Roman numerals

30 Pacino, Hollywood star.

Thank you.

I figured out 42a just after I posted, but I have some fixing to do now that you have given me 30d

fred

How does Pacino work for 30d ?

fred