Spectator 2618 Chain Gang

[johnpiper]

Having some trouble with the clued clues. making progress on the unclued ones but would appreciate some help:

43 A Sign implied by 'Ladies'? (4) ?M??
might this be AMBI?
41A Central heating -source new parts having stripped defective timer (10) C?RO?????N

1D Chances for joining drink one between tots (13)
I have PR???????t?o?
Premonitions?

26A Lies about lines in peeled paint (5) ???LS

3D Stamp underneath tin weight (6) CAN??E

32D Ruin reached , wife repeatedly leaving count (6)
R?????

thanks very much

[sandyRoe]

43. Omen?

[JJ109]

43 O - Men
41 Chronotron - can't completely parse

1d Probabilities
26 lolls ll in (g)los(s)
3d can die
32d (w)reck (w)on

[JJ109]

1d Probabilities (chances) = pro (for) + lit (drunk) +1 between babies(tots)

[johnpiper]

Thank you. Tough clues

[Neveracrossword]

Johnpiper... yes, toughish clues - but the endgame made it worthwhile!

[johnpiper]

Apologies i had one more clued
35D Weselly sort cheers topless girl up (5)
I have ?A?R?
Not a clue....

[JJ109]

Tayra = Ta yra(M) reversed

[johnpiper]

Brilliant
where does the P feature in the chain gang letters?
Otherwise i am done
much harder than the last two offerings

[JJ109]

36d Post

[ProfessorMaisie]

For its position in the chain - if it's the one JJ has mentioned it's 3 from the end (the other 'p' is 3 from the front).

[JJ109]

Yes Prof Maisie, I hadn't thought of that interpretation - I just thought johnpiper meant where did the "P" in "Chains pairs we agree" feature!

[Boethius]

41 A parses like this: CH + N inside ROOT + WRONG ‘stripped’

[ProfessorMaisie]

Maybe it is your answer that johnpiper wanted to know, JJ - could just have asked 'where in the chain?' for mine.

[Floko]

Being fairly new to the Spectator crosswords, I would like a bit of help for 3d. I have *O*E*O*E
I may have the wrong dramatist at 22 (Alan B) ?

[Floko]

Ignore my last post. Just solved it !

[PiffPoff]

Finished but can't figure out what word in the chain comes after 29d.

[Neveracrossword]

Piffpoff, it's 36 D. (t was referred to earlier in this thread, but you might not have seen it, realised it could confirm things for you).

[PiffPoff]

Hi Neveracrossword. Hadn't heard of that before. So thank you.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, PippPoff, glad I could help - though I had to go through, write down, the chain to get it all in order again!

[wrd456]

Quite enjoyed this one, the unclued entries were fun.

As usual, it's probably confidence stopping me from putting my final four in:

18A: Shocking accompaniment to seizure? (5)
TAS?R It can only be TASER but I don't understand why, not all taser-ings end in seisures...

22A: Bill lying about clear English dramatist (7)
BE?NET? Presumably BENNETT, 'nett' being the clear, but not sure about the rest. I could see lying as BENT around clear NET, but where would 'Bill' come into this?

37A: Corner exposed hacks (5)
A?GLE Again, can only expect it to be ANGLE - I'm dubious that hacks = (m)angle(s) though

42A: Nags about extremely handy local forge (6)
?TI?H? I'm going with STITHY, assuming TITS for small / poor horses is what we're turning about here?