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24 Writing papers son delayed in lease transfer (6)
Either ?E?MED or DEM?E?

Typical! Got it as soon as I posted!!!

I’ve finished with the exception of the 35/36 pair which are holding out on me. Any hints?

@Jono: 35 is a homophone, 36 is a name.

The only way that I can parse 9 is if the word "German" is inserted before "festival". Another bit of slipshod non-editing by Doc, perhaps.

Thanks, Helveticus.
I agree on 9, it uses a German abbreviation which has slipped into English dictionaries for no reason I can see.