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Really good puzzle, thanks Everyman. Found this difficult in parts, easy in others. A good mix with some great clues. FOI 10, LOI 8, COD 22.
Best wishes all.

First one completed in four weeks.
I can't parse 15a
Not sure I'd call 20d a sitcom which I think is more George and Mildred, Love Thy Neighbour, One Foot in the Grave erc

Hi Loubyloo10. 15: Try typing philosopher + the first five letters of your answer into a search engine.

Hi Loubyloo,
15a is first four letters of a six letter philosopher (hence twice failed) plus one letter from ‘piece of toast’. As Phil mentioned another philosopher does come to mind, but doesn’t quite work.

i had a perfectly valid wrong answer for 4d, which held up my completion

Really enjoyed this, some brilliant clues, and I loved the cleverness of the theme, BUT, I've yet to get 2 and 4. Any hints please?

Found the bottom half quite easy, and the top half more of a challenge, but spotting the theme halfway through certainly helped. Thanks Everyman.

Hi Julesvern,
2 is a homophone when spoken in a Glaswegian accent.
4 is a cryptic definition.

Hi Julesvern
Re 4d: focus on the first and last words of the clue, then take a wander down to the lower half of the grid. (It was my LOI too ... and now my COD.)

Doh! Just realised I had misspelt 11a so I had the wrong last letter for 2d. No wonder I couldn't get it! Very enjoyable.

Still none the wiser for 4d. Pretty sure all my crossers are correct for that.

No, it's a poor clue. PIG is just as valid for the second word.