I Prize Cryptic 1032

[maxidragon]

2d) Analysed article dominates working (10) I have ?n???c?s?d
18d)Conquistador, cold,with nothing turning up round rear of forest(6) I Only Have C?????
21a) an attitude returningto one that's badly hurt - the stuff of legend (10) I have ?r?????a?a
and 24a) Wilde character recycled by this author? (6) I only Have ?t????

Any help at all much appreciated, thankyou.

[dannyk13]

18d.Cortez

[bibblebub]

2d: anatomised
18d: Cortez

[bibblebub]

21a: Arthuriana

[shaneystar2]

anatomised
cortes
arthuriana
sterne

[bibblebub]

18d: it will be the Z ending because nothing = ZERO which has to be reversed outside (fores)T, all after cold = C

[maxidragon]

Thank a lot all! Done it now

[shaneystar2]

Thanks from me too Bibble ..I wasn't sure about S or Z .I see it now .
Z it is as all the other ending letters along that line are Z .

[bibblebub]

you're both welcome

[CrikeyMoses]

And the Z spelling of Cortez is necessary to complete the nice conceit of a row of six Zs along the bottom of the grid (with six As along the top line).

[CrikeyMoses]

Eh?! Why didn't I spot shaneystar's post in the first place? Sorry. (Didn't mention the As at the top though!)