i've got a lot of answers but haven't cracked the theme/method yet, help with crossings where I think I know the answers (but not what to enter)would be welcome: 10 across should be a latin word?... ...
6 down upset fools perhaps set up (8) ------e- 6 across small capitals backed capital of dross (7) ----i-- as you can see the northeast has me troubled, let alone the quote
6down irani bowling introduces lifted trajectory - it's intended to distract opponent (whew) : nir-m--- (8) 18across clubs provided with money for repetition of parts: M(?)e--sm (6) as long as 12d is... ...
19a blood disorder almost certainly right to bother about: s-r-a 20d modified content of circular base 34a specific link to some extent relating to graduation of species: (d?)-i--- I'm assuming 36a is... ...
V grateful for some very broad hints for top line unclued and 8 down. In top line I have: e-f-e-prev-e- But I probably should have substituted letters. I know who's accusing whom, but not very... ...
they're unclueds, I really need hints 29 down ab---rs - could be e n k missing, but then I have 40across -enp, which looks the same as 8 down eno(p) many thanks
35a Ian's pets having time for number of openings (5) d-wt- (trouble with scots as usual) 39a saw, with many points s-o-t-ed (should be 'spotted' but can't parse)
8down (6), 11a (6), 12 across (5), 23 down (6): these are all 'normal' with 2 letters added to the answer and should in any order be the answers to: split smoothed over when I retired 4 (plus... ...
12d comfort chap covered in black stuff (6) -o-t-- 21 a unclued -could be shlai, have sh--i 36a cut state investment (5) -tea-, probably steak, but why
enjoyable indeed with jj's help, still struggling on 10, 19, 24 across 10 city in its state is a european port : calais first to last? but why? 19 first rule of protection ignored in affair: rompu?... ...
so I have plausible answers for many of the cryptics (15,17,18,24,27 across and all the downs but 1,7 and 21) but am at a loss about how to enter them, if a lot of them should be backwards could... ...
last few: 17a caught mistress endlessly misbehaving in romances (8): c-r-t-sms 12a clown one of pair in circus to take offence: c--f- 8d set of connected data from page penned in a rush t-p-e