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Hi Rocketman

26a I googled to find a Māori word that also happens to be theme pair but isn’t included elsewhere.

33d yes UT

23d yes

48d yes to stick. The 4 letter word means to wrap up a body - one of the new words I learnt this week!

What a monster.
Thank you for all your help.
I’m nearly done, quite a few I can’t parse but need to get on with things now.

Wish I’d printed the map at the beginning- I wasn’t systematic enough keeping track of the pairs.

Also wish I’d kept track of the French words.

Brendan - 5d is a 4 letter French word for a place a cat might sit - Google translate helped with that.

I’ve got two left I just can’t crack.

63d I have _O_S_N which seems to lead to a word in the clue?

76a I have O_A_N_E is it a French word?

Put me out if my misery. 😊

Thanks, Feebee, this helps with some of them. Problem I have with 48 Down is that I have already used the first two letters (also at the start) of 29 Down .Your query about 63 Down produces a homophone for a word that sounds like a word for poison. And, with regard to 76 Across, your fifth letter "N" is wrong and should be an "I".

I think the German word is 37a

19a I have a word for a Muslim festival but I can’t see how that relates to Passover?

In 48d the pair is the 2nd and 3rd letter.

Yes, I HAVE put the German word in already at 37 Across, as you said. So. I got to thinking "ELF" for 19 Across, which is German for "eleven". So, the Passover word remains elusive, though you think you now have this?

Looking again I see my mistake. 50 down is a non-thematic clue which just happens to include a well-sited thematic abbreviation. However if 78 is a double definition and refers to a party down under I cannot find this in Chambers. Any thoughts?

Hello Williamseal - I put this answer in some time ago, but decided to look for this Australian party, and looking at the Australian Slang Dictionary, I can't find this either. More head scratching!

It is in Collins, as "Australian informal", but I'm in Au and it's not familiar to me.

After a prolonged battle, I'm just down to 27 Down - "Hospital space available in the garden" (3) Any clues?