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Chrisremo, think of the My as My!, cor,crickey etc... that gives a three letter word, contained in your answer. The Sean gives a three letter word, again contained in your answer. Then the wordplay leads to an extra letter kicks in..

Like last week I am really stuck with this. I usually persevere with the numbers ones, but no luck this time. I have a full grid and all the letters for the surname and initials (I think) and also all the ‘extra letter’ letters except for 22 across, but I cannot make anything sensible about either sets to help me to the end of the puzzle. Any oblique hints would be appreciated!

I hope that this is not too "inoblique". The person was the subject of a movie.

Diver - apologies if stating the obvious but the initials/name are in anagram form.

Thanks to the Don. His debut, I think and very engaging. Not too demanding but just right for encouraging newcomers to the Listener.

Diver, 'anagram-solver.net' will unjumble the 10 letters and give you the name.

Thanks bobbycollins, specsaver and murky, after an afternoon gardening the brain cells got going. I wasn’t helped by one wrong letter in the surname, but I have now finished - easy when you get it!

Murky, thank you so much for posting 'anagram-solver.net'. I wasn't aware of it and, although I didn't need it in this instance, I'll squirrel it away for future use.

Sadly I’m still struggling. Hints please to
18d (Ben, Hazel…) and
24ac (From Milton….)
Thanks

Hi Dylan,

18d - First 5 letters are a homophone of "ben, hazel etc" + 2 letter "dealing with" - definition is "betrayal"

24a - 3 letter "from Milton obtain" minus an extra letter" + 4 letter "the quintessence" - definition is "again" (think 'theatre')