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Not a good clue - one of the films is standard, but the other is rather more obscure.

Apologies for giving an answer earlier - I've been out of sorts all day:-(

I'd never heard of 19a in that context. I thought they were Jack Russell terriers!
I hope you feel better tomorrow Brendan.

Thanks Rossim

Sorry to be so late, new to this so it’s taking me some time. Got all but the first word of 27ac. Penny not dropping though I know you appreciated the clever wordplay. Thanks for the rest of your help.

Hi Alextor,

Welcome to the Forum.

27a - anagram/"correction" of "line" inside an 8 letter word for "jaws"/natters - definition is "notes passed on"

27 is an anagram of LINE inside a synonym for "Jaws". The first 2 letters of the second word of 27 are part of said anagram.

Hi Geeker,

You saved an awful lot of us, me included, a headache over 12a - it seems I wasn't alone in trying to crowbar Aviator in:-)

Thanks, Brendan. [Spoiler alert] The funny thing is that I never noticed the puzzle's theme (until reading on in the thread), but my 12a post, way back on p. 1, explicitly stated it! Go figure... :)

Thanks! All done