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Stuck on 16a Government overthrown without interest of common folk (4) GRA?
19d has an extra word in the clue:

19d Cunning crook left against naked lighting to stimulate response (6) ??S?NG
I have the theme but no idea of the extra in 19d.

Are the replacements in the perimeter and the resulting new words after changing 18a , real words?

16 Grab - interest/attract

Bar - without, back + G (Government)

Thanks for grab mamya

Extra word in 19D is ''cunning''

And no they aren't real words.
Hope this helps !

How does 6d parse?
Do sexy shimmies with becoming base, beginning to show off with prominent viewers.
I had oxeyeS but have now gone for oxeyeD to make a proper word in 18a
Ah think i see it now ... is it anagram of dosexy lose the s and add e for base... becoming is extra ??

That's right, "becoming" is extra.

Hi everyone. I realise I have come late to this, but I Had sussed what to do as it were. However I do not have an answer for 22d which is preventing me from completing the grid. Is anyone willing to help? It is stopping me getting to grips with 30a's replacement word.
22d: Oriental geeks backing this country advanced.... I have O?AK?
A pointer then to 30a might be needed anyway...please

22 Otaku

I'll swap that for
23 A - Travel costs less following measures taken on the ground (4) ???e?

22d otaku - defn oriental geeks
uk - this country
advanced - a
+ to

30a anagram of engineer + w t r - it's a plant

23a fares are the travel costs minus f(following) gives ARES - land measures