Spectator 2620 - Lavatch: The Right Name?

[Matakari]

Good morning, the Spectator is no walk in the park this week with Mr Lavatch! But an fascinating quest for the right name for which I think I’ve got some interesting leads. Some clues are impeding my progress for which I would appreciate your help. Many thanks in advance!

34a Better leave cycling (5) : O??GO
35a Auditor’s perceived incident (5) : S?E??
38a Child by the Spanish fence (5) : ?A???
40a It precedes the final house (4) : S??O
41a Yes, cinema’s lead star could be this? (8) : ?S??L???
20d Like dry fruit, not dates, in liquid doses, oddly (9) : ?ILI??O??
28d Cheers very softly, given jewels to hide (7) : I?P???? ( IMPEARL )
33d Against some Bohemian enticement (5) : A??N?

(PREAMBLE:Paired unclued lights are an author and his eponymous characters. Crossing letters in 7D suggest the name in the title; solvers must correct this, entering the character’s real name by changing the contents of four cells, always making real words. )

[bobbinwales]

Scene (seen) or is that too obvious.. is there special instructions?

[bobbinwales]

40a semi if your o is wrong

[scorpiojo]

33 miAN ENTice

[bobbinwales]

38 panel? If pan is saucepan Cockley for kid or children??,

[Floko]

28d. Cheers - Ta
very softly - pp
jewels - ice (diamonds)

[Floko]

38a. Kid el

[bobbinwales]

27d don't see that been right.shoyld there be pp or ppp in there

[Floko]

34 a. Out go

[bobbinwales]

Well done for 28 floko...I was saying matakaris answer was wrong not yours

[Floko]

20d Siliquose ?

[Floko]

41a. anagram :;yes c(inemas) star: actressy

[bobbinwales]

34a... floko am sure your right but how the cycling bit works is what I can't see. . I was thinking outdo but can't make it work either??

[bobbinwales]

Your good floko

[bobbinwales]

Guess there's a few others you need to revisit matakari. Am around for 15 mins but floko is on a roll if she is staying around

[Floko]

Ta bobbinwales. I was thinking outgo (reverse of go out leave ?

[Floko]

Floko has to leave now. So he does

[bobbinwales]

Sorry floko... not sure why I thought female...

[Floko]

Floko was the name of my late dog -;

[Matakari]

Many thanks, Bobbibwales and Floko, I saw 35a, 40a, 33d, but the seemed so obvious and I could not parse them. Learned some new words here, thank you! Revisitng 28d, I see IMPLORE, but can’t parse it. Now, I’m on the way to complete the grid with the right name which seems to be staring me in the face as Mr TH, but 7d looks tricky enough!

[johnpiper]

I have completed the grid and have the authors name and the characters but am struggling to understand what to do with the crossing letters in 7D. First of all the crossing letters does that mean ALL the ones that intersect two clues in which case the only ones not to include are the D and the E or have i misunderstood that?
and then changing the contents of 4 cells to make the characters real name has left me stumped. help please!