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I found this much easier than usual, but still very enjoyable; thanks, Brendan. I share the other Brendan's doubts about 4a, but I don't feel it's a big deal. I can't believe that Brendan would set a puzzle in which every clue but one is thematic, but, alone among all yhe clues, I can't see how the theme comes into 19d. Any help, anyone?

I didn't really understand 9a. Is "treehouse" just a complicated term for something usually called somerthing else? If that's it, I don't think it's very good!

Feeling very dim in the face of all this discussion - after a quick start mostly in the NW corner, I’m bemused by many of the clues. I feel as if 8d must be obvious - certainly nobody’s mentioned it - to everyone except me! And clearly 10 across is pivotal, but don’t even know where to start with it! All or any nudged, prompts welcome!

micky
Last three letters in 19d?

Nudges

...and letters 2-5!

1d and 19d are both doubly thematic

Chrise, yes of course! How blind of me!

This was for bobs1:
1d and 19d are both doubly thematic
I didn't know the term.

That's true Rocky, I'd forgotten that. On many occasions I've seen 'Monet's the ..' or similar.

Also, and I know it seems like I'm picking specifically on this clue but I promise that's not the case, but the clue seems to be saying that "wood from elsewhere" is "holding old" - otherwise why "holding"? if it's just for surface then why choose a verb teeming with meaning to solvers of cryptic puzzles? Why not "Player 'with' old wood from ...... '

Anyway, they're my thoughts:-)

It's often "Nancy" or "Nice"!