Inquisitor 1270

[Neveracrossword]

27 A. Milton's preface resolving spite at shelter (7) ??i???e
6 D. Answer (dry) covering poor player's turn in NY (5) ?t??t
(I can see 'stint'/turn, but have no reasoning.)

NB. The preamble to this crossword says there are 'single extra letters yielded by the wordplay' in most clues.
Thanks for any help.

[boreas]

It could easily be, depending on what the unknown word is.
Have you spotted the W word?

[Neveracrossword]

The W word I have noticed is just a three letter word - I was searching for a longer word (ie more than the 10) for the first word.
It has just clicked - we might be looking for more than three words!

[boreas]

I can't help thinking the unknown word must be geographical in some sense, given all the the 'items' are in the same place.

[boreas]

The W word is 7 letters. It carries on from the 3 letters i'm guessing you've got.
The last 2 letters change direction and run from right to left.

[boreas]

Taking a break. Catch up later.

[Neveracrossword]

Was just about to post to say that I was doing the same! I'm hoping for a 'eureka' moment when I look at the grid later.

[Neveracrossword]

Boreas, just before I go - thanks for the info on the third word. I didn't think to change direction.

[Neveracrossword]

I've got it - at last!
It is not a geographical connection.
I don't want to spoil your enjoyment of finishing this off, boreas, so I will try to provide just a simple nudge...
The first word begins near where the last one finishes,

[boreas]

Hi Never,

Yes, I was just logging on to say the same!
Now I need to think about the title.
Wasn't sure what you meant by the 19 referring to the unclued answers?

[Neveracrossword]

I think my earlier reasoning was that 19 was the number of [what the unclued entries are] who'd played in the ???????? ??????? L?????.
(This has 23 letters, so I initially thought that's what I was looking for, to highlight). Hope that makes sense!

[boreas]

Yes, I can see where you were going with that.

I wonder if 19/116 is some sort of 'score', perhaps relating to the members of the OF. I googles to see if it was number of times each had been W, but it's not that.

[Neveracrossword]

I thought the 19 was the number of times the OF hadn't won - I'm sure the total I saw (in a list of statistics) was 116.

[boreas]

Hi Never. I couldn't get on this site last night because of a malware warning.
Anyway.
19 is the total number of times that the non-OF items have have won.
116 is the total number of seasons.

[naomirod]

Half an hour looking for the start of the phrase before the missus informed me she had got it last night- brilliant!

[boreas]

What always kills me is it's always so hard to find hidden words, but so obvious when you do.

[oudemia]

Ah, I think I have it - try ??? ??? ???? L????? ???????

[oudemia]

I've still got a few blanks though - the one that's really bothering me is 41 A. See men in the city (6). The extra letter is T and I have LA_ARE.
Thanks for any help!

[Neveracrossword]

Oudemia, glad you found the stuff to highlight.
I no longer have the paper, but I think 41 was Lahore,

[Ripper]

Can anyone help with the wordplay to 7 down: Foreign character, learner on vacation at house (3) RH_ I'm sure it's rho but don't understand why!
Thanks in advance

[slaney]

Learner on vacation (vacated) = LR
House HO , with L as the extra letter