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i have chilli for 1a from chi(N)(A) (dishes) with ill (badly) inside ... defn spicy food N is extra7 letters fro 1a ...you are showing so not sure where your H at the end came from
for 3d i have lasagna

I haven't got all the answers to these but assume they spell out so far...
names of saints to replace .....???? that's as far as I got !

I haven't got the clue answer for 1d but it must be replaced by Cecilia (don't why why though??)

1 A. Chilli

I didn't do all the extra letters, sorry.

i haven't got the clue answer for 4d but it looks to be replaced by IRENE??? ... what was the clue answer?

Thanks, kirky. I thought H was the extra letter for 24a because it was (h)ear for "catch".

There's only one knife I can see for 19a and with your name, kirky, you should get the first three letters.

s ear can also mean catch

There's a horse called St Irene and a boat called St Jude. I don't know if I'm barking up the wrong tree there.

Symbols of Saints.

Can be found in Brewers.

Has anyone got 5a ?an?us. ?Films Scottish Arts Council. on historic festivals. Is it thematic?

Yes it is thematic

Ales in wordplay for festivals

A is extra in the first part of wordplay

How do these clues parse please:
21d Dry boy in ship covered in sheets - answer IRONCLAD - assume boy = lad

28d Unauthorised publication leads to crisis years after religious conflict repulsed - answer is PIRACY - i can see the C and Y come from Crisis Years

25d Audibly supported very naughty boy cut down in region of Afghanistan - answer BACTRIA - i can see bact sounds like backed ...