Ev1364

[captainandy]

1 Ac. 'Happily average not unknown in the Channel Islands' (8, two words). A---P-A-.

Many thanks,

Captain Andy

[Lie-in King]

...six answers must be entered in keeping with a
thematic rejection; clues for these answers contain wordplay for
the grid entry, and numbers in brackets refer to entry lengths. The
six unclued entries form part of a thematic group; their unchecked
and mutually checking letters could give IRONY IF PERK. Solvers
must enter a single letter in the barred-off central cell, thus
allowing a relevant ten-letter word to be highlighted...

The clue is actually -

Happily average activity not unknown in the Channel Islands

Avec plai(sir) - 'ave(rage)' + 'pla(y)' (not unknown, in) 'C(hannel) I(slands)'

I assume 'sir' is thematic & removed from the answer.

Hi Captain Andy - it's always good to include any special instructions for puzzles - it can be very difficult to help properly without them :-)

[captainandy]

Didn't realise it was thematic. Apologies, too, for inadvertently omitting 'activity'. Thank you.

[Lie-in King]

Glad I could help :-)