24 Across by Merlin

Puzzle explanation

The letters from the 14 clashing cells plus the I in 31ac spelt out YELLOW SUBMARINE and CHICKEN SANDWICH. Lines drawn tracing the phrases in order formed FILM in large letters: Yellow Submarine was a film, and a chicken sandwich could be covered in film. The corrections to clue misprints gave “Does eight down give hint to theme? The reverse”, referring to Yellow Submarine, which was originally released as a double A-side with Eleanor Rigby (the answer at 8dn). The title referred to ROLL at 24ac, which might be used to make a chicken sandwich.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Misprint Answer Explanation
Across
1 For(D) PETROL PATROL with E for A
7 f(O)rm REACT RE + ACT
12 plan(E) OTHERWORLDLY (HOLLY DREW ROT) *
14 Ga(S) ETHYLENE TEEN * around HYLE
15 gre(E)t WEEP WEE + P
16 l(I)ve KILKENNY KENNY around ILK
17 dra(G) SNIG S + GIN <
18 s(H)ock ASEISMIC (CASE I’M) * around IS
19 di(T)ty PEAN PAN around E
20 Pa(D) ACTON ACT ON
23 N(O) ’TISN’T TINT around S
24 Wallo(W) ROLL BARREL ROLL − BARREL
26 Ta(N)k CRUSADER SA in CRUDER
29 (G)ales RNLI (retu)RN LI(mited)
31 f(I)rs RAMPIKES IKE in RAMPS
32 E(V)e’s ADAM A + DAM
33 Sp(E)ck SMIDGEON (DOSING ME) *
34 cas(H) MERCHANT BANK MERC + HANK around (N + TBA)
35 Pr(I)nk PREEN PEN around RE
36 li(N)e RHYMED RED around (MY + H) <
Down
2 (T)owering ETTIN ET + TIN
3 flu(T)ter THECLA CL in THEA
4 b(O)nd RECOGNISANCE (C(lapton) + SINGER ON ACE) *
5 (T)extile ORLEANS OR + LEAN + S(tudio)
6 Attac(H) CONNECT CONNECTICUT − (I + CUT)
8 mat(E)s’ ELEANOR RIGBY E + (BLEARY RINGO) *
9 fro(M) ADEEM A + DEEM
10 divin(E) CLERIC CIRCLE *
11 sor(T) TYPICAL CLAY-PIT *
13 (H)eaving WENS W + E + N + S
19 curr(E)nt PICOAMP PIP around (CO + AM)
20 (R)emote ANDAMAN AND + A + MAN
21 lan(E) TOWPATH (WHAT TOP) *
22 (V)ends TRADER (RED ART) <
25 cam(E) OCKHAM (h)OCK + HAM
27 B(R)and SABRE B in ERAS <
28 (S)ack EMIN ME < + IN
30 Mon(E)y LEONE LONE around E
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