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I am mystified by this one. I have the hint from the misprints (4,2,1,3,3,7), but do not see how to use the hint. That is partially due to only having solved two of the eight thematic clues. I have eleven clues to solve but am completely stuck.

Gitto, have you turned the 3,3,7 into a two word (well known and very topical) phrase? If so, think of the answers to your thematic clues as the beginning of something, the first part...

This all resolved very nicely so thanks Henri. Once I had stopped looking for 'gnih' I was able to get over the line 😊

Yes, another very nice (and as malone says, topical) IQ, many thanks to Henri

Excellent puzzle, thanks to Henri.

I was doing really well on the top half but have ground to a halt in the lower bit.
A clue on 33a (Foxes succeeded at quietly eating at last, an afterthought (8)),or 37a (Travelling Scotsman's afraid to eat duck (8)) would be a big help, assuming they're not thematic. Either or both may have a misprint in the definition.

sloth
33a has misprint in first word and 37a is thematic, repeat of thematic answer to 15a

I should have got the theme from one of the thematics but I had to get the 3, 3, 4 to complete the puzzle. Good fun, thanks to Henri.