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52a - A from the clue + 4 letter "road charge" gives you an "island"

Thanks so much, Jono and Brendan. I got confused with what was the definition for 48d, and I didn't know the 4-letter word. Thanks for info regarding 47a- one to remember. For 22a, - yup, not heard of the one part, and would never have guessed the other from ' present'...but of course now makes perfect sense. As for 52 a, actually I meant 53a, and the P has now D'd. (Actually I think it must have done when I first wrote it in, but then I just forgot!). Enjoyed the crossword and always find this forum helpful and informative, even when I don't contribute.

Apologies if I missed this in early posts on this thread. For 14d and 51d, are there two possible thematic pairs that could fill these? I think I haven't used those pairs in any other answers...
14d. First two letters as thematic pair
51d. Middle two as thematic pair

Hi BM,

14d - There are a few letter pairs that are thematic and make words but only one that can go in the front and is geographically correct.

51d - Yes, middle 2 letters.

14d - if you've already got 8d and 10d then you'll see one that fits right between those two:-)

Ah cheers :). Had forgotten the geographically appropriate aspect as I approached my final grid completion. Thanks so much! Xx

Thanks Buzzermaster, glad you got it all sorted:-)

Sorry if this has already been covered, 151 posts is too many for me to read.

Enjoyable puzzle. 2 loose ends for me.

78a - is the pre addition answer an Australian party - I can't find any justification for this? I have i and g as the unchecked letters.

I am a bit bemused by the 5 French and German words. Apart from the Spanish name and the English actor, I only have 1 word that wouldn't be allowable in any regular crossword as far as I can see, and that is the entry for VA.

I can see the NM entry could count as 2, but as that's a well used phrase in English, I can't see why that would need to be flagged. Anyone identify any other French or German words?

Thanks

Hi SH,
78a. Your letters are correct. The Aussie party part is confirmed by Collins. See the discussion at around posts 112-120. Agree the German word is in the VA entry. I’m afraid I didn’t note the French words.

SH, remember that the French words can be before adding the two letters.