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Got it now. Thought it would be more disguised than that. Also meh from me.

Jack @9, thanks - I never thought of looking at the title of the puzzle!! Silly Billy me. I'm now 100% confident that I have highlighted what is required, but as a previous post states "left behind" leaves a lot to be desired.

I thought it was an enjoyable puzzle. On the easier end of the spectrum but no complaints from me aside from a minor niggle about an apparent non-word being left at 29dn

I take it back. Googling the 29dn remainder reveals it to be a real word, name or phrase as promised

Am still struggling with the companion story. Do I take a letter from each of the clues which have been adjusted or is just one of the clues in the column? I have looked at the title but now seen the connection so far. Slow as ever! Any hint welcome. Thanks

Very difficult puzzle to construct I imagine - full marks eXternal.

I can't parse the last letter of 18ac, the "care" or "care for" bit.
Also parsing of 6dn, what's cheese got to do with it?

raggedy,

18a is 1 + 4 + 4, with straightforward meanings

6dn is what you get when you do the substitution, having started with a cheese, whose name is better known with a different meaning

Thanks rhsl,
I had lier at the end of 18ac - correcting that also corrected last letter of 6dn.
cheers

William, the letters come only from the adjusted entries, I didn't find the title very helpful in identifying the second work but it's one of the better known ones

The Wikipedia page for the first title shows that it and the second title were published together.