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Puzzle explanation

The theme was the song Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season), written by Pete Seeger and most famously released by The Byrds in 1965. Its lyrics were almost entirely taken from Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verses 1-8.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

Thematic word Answer Explanation
Across
  TRACHEOTOMY (ACHE + MOTO <) in TRY
Love OMEGA O + MEGA
  APORT PATRO(l) *
refrain MODERATE MODE + RATE
  ACER ACERB − B
born EVENED EVE + NÉ + D
  UNDEAD UNDÉ + ’AD
War SORIN (SO + IN) around (Wa)R
  MANGA MANGANESE − homophone of KNEES
kill ATIVAN TIV in AA + N
lose CHIP IN CHI + PI + NU − (yo)U
  TIGE TIGER − (putte)R
embrace BOUNDED BED around (h)OUND(s)
  REAROUSE REAR + OUSE
gather UREA (q)UA(d) around RE
laugh NAPA NAPALM − (L(augh) M(assaging))
  UTTERERS (REUTERS with RE moved later) around T
  MOTLIER OLD-TIMER * − D
  ASSETS SET in ASS
die DOSSED DOSS + DIE < − I
Down
  HOME MOVE HOME(r) + MOVE
  REDESIGN (E + SIGN) after RED
  AGEN AGE + N
  CARER C(ole) + A + R + (Wat)ER(man)
  HEADING HEARING with D for R
weep OPENS (OPENS + W,E) * = SON WEEP
peace TOADY TODAY with (pe)A(ce) moved up
Heal ORCEIN (CHLORINE − H(ea)L) *
plant YARDLAND YARD + LAND
dance TURNABOUT BARON * in TUTU *
Stones ANGIE (b)ANGE(r) around I
build SATURNIA (AIN + RUT + SA) <
hate OVERRATE OVER + R(elationship) + HATE − H
  COSTED STE(p) in COD
  INURNS (B)UR(y) in INNS
break I-BEAMS (E + A) in IBM’S
  DRESS DR-ESS
cast POULT MOULT with P for M
  ERSE MERSEY − (outer) MY
  ASH ASH(molean)
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