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Nice idea on a subject used several times before.
Enjoyed it, but took only 40 minutes.

It took me 257 minutes so I feel I got my money's worth! Great fun. I worked out 24 across from the hidden entry but can't parse the actual answer. Also not sure of the final letter of the name of the author. An alternative spelling perhaps?

24a word for also 3 in skin passages 5.
Last letter O. Extra letter from american rail, bird.

Ah, thanks Dunbar. I went down the alley of USRA (which does actually exist). The bird is better 🙂

I see. Luckily, USRA didn't occur to me.

Haha, nice outcome.
Could someone tell me where the extra R comes from in 22 across?

Teenieleek, for the R, .... slip/sin/make a mistake. (The three-letter tree's been used before).

Thanks Malone. I got slip wrong although wasn’t happy with slip = reel. I had the tree as bo.