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August puzzle:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XSpHKc9KuSRBMc_wiOUMoZjV0e9vs2T9/view?usp=drive_link

July solution:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XSbqcXUeVHBSKlYLMMr_5H3Dw-UqZjes/view?usp=drive_link

For best results, please download, open, then print.

Scans courtesy of Sunray.

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Thanks syzygy, that was certainly different - and harder than usual (I think). The author was elusive until the very end. Really enjoyed it!

Thanks, syzygy and Sunray.
Great fun as always.
I happened to see the special instructions quickly, so wound up a bit easier than usual. But plenty of excellent clues.

This wasn't too difficult. Had some clever clues. I liked 6d, 9d.
Took me a few second to realize that 8d wasn't about a number.

31a was the easiest of 4 unclueds to figure out.

A few seconds to .....

I found many "low-hanging" fruit clues at the bottom of the grid and got the unclued 40a early on, which was a big help. 31a was the next to fall.

Great fun. Thanks, syzzie and sunray.

Yes, thanks as ever Syzzy and Sunny.

But I'm stuck on 7 and 12, can anyone give me a nudge?

Ball caps for those who help animals (4) S_CA

and

Movie barker noodles with the piano - out of sight! (4) _STA

TIA

M

Movie barker = a dog in films. Deop the 'piano from a word for noodles, something made from flour and water...

Thank you Malone!