Getting there now...Some hints for the following, please! ACROSS: 23. Tablet's place fixed in course (7): ?O??TTA 38. Popular roup's map ( 5 ): ?N?E? 25. ?I??E? 27. REC??C? Is 34 "ESSIE"? Is 40 "OTIS"?
DOWN: 31. Established gallery in South Germany ( 6 ): ?T??ED 13. D?L???A? 20. ?EL??A?? 26. ?E?EAT?
Excellent hints, indeed! Many thanks, Kayakamina!
Just a hint for 20DOWN and I should be able to get 27ACROSS as well! For 25ACROSS, I now have "LIM?ED...trying to ork out the theme...
Many thanks again for these very precise hints, kayakamina! I have now completed the puzzle and have really learnt a great deal from you! This should help me immensely for future crosswords! Thanks again!