Times Jumbo

[jaklyn]

I am stumped with the bottom left hand corner
47d Squirrels coming out of traps in large numbers
?O?D?? Hordes but why?
45d Appearing by satellite as celebrating fans will see you
C?E?R??
56a Who gets half plastered as loyal fans do 4,3,4
????THE ?L?G
And if 40d Go to bed with pill is SATURNINE why?

I need a drink

[sandyRoe]

56 wave the flag?

[bibblebub]

47d) sounds like 'hoards' - trap being the mouth as in shut your trap

[vakayu]

45d clearly?

[glasman]

Show the flag

[shoota]

Squirrels - hoards spoken (coming out of traps or mouths)

[bibblebub]

45d) CHEERIO = see you!

satellite = IO - one of the moons of Jupiter
as celebrating fans will = CHEER

[Lie-in King]

47d Hordes (squirrels [away]) - "hoards" spoken (out of traps [mouths])
45d Cheerio ("see you") - 'cheer' + 'Io' (satellite of Jupiter)
56a Show the flag - anag (plastered; drunk) 'who gets half'
40d Saturnine - 'SA' (Sex Appeal; "it") + 'turn in' (go to bed) + 'E(cstasy)' (pill)

[shooty]

show the flag (Who gets half) anag

[bibblebub]

go to bed = TURN IN, pill = E, it = SA [sexual attraction]

sa turn in e

[bibblebub]

(don't know why i went for sexual attraction rather than sex appeal)

[jaklyn]

Thank thank you. Should have hit the wine sooner!!