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Thanks muraria. The penny finally dropped regarding the first name and the nature of the substitutions.

A pleasant fill - impressed with 23A ...

Indeed, a really good puzzle, I also liked 35a. Thanks to Nathan Panning.

Indeed - I had to return after completion to parse that one!

I will (!) also gratefully congratulate the setter. A theme that was readily identified but might have been completely otherwise (as it were).

muraria @6 - ah, yes. My apologies.

No worries at all biggus56!

muraria - most generous of you. Any chance you could give me a hint about the name from the across clues? I am floundering with that one - am I right to be half-philosophical about it?

bg56, I know precisely where you're coming from. I thought it had to be an obscure quote from the philosopher I think you're referring to after i'd got the first few missing across letters! But no, it turns out it's an even more obscure (to me at least) ancient greek actor from 5th century BCE. Try googling and that should be enough....

A bit late to the party, but I should add how much I enjoyed this. The obscurity of the first name (and his story) and the familiarity of the second was a lovely discovery. A very high-quality piece of setting