The Spectator 1893

[Matakari]

Some clues or hints for the following, thank you:

11Ac: Bus system can make compound from indigo ( 6 )?S???N
12AC: Expert, having firstbroken tape, is resting ( 7, two words ) ?W???C?
14Ac: Chat-show host Ricard has lost my girl ( 7 ) :?DE?L

24Ac: Pans factory heartlessly ( 4 ) :KO??
32Ac: Vivacious p-------r ? ( 6 ): R?T?LE
40 Ac:Passages saint and Princess switched ( 5 ):?D?TS
34Ac: Half-time set-back is multiplied ( 4 ) :?I?ES ( Times ? )


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1Dn: Don't forget some luggage and start action ( 10, three words ):????G?C?S?
3Dn: Tragedian's no unknown to accept thanks. Capital! ( 6 ) :????W
7Dn: Tramp's footprint ( 5 ) :T????
9Dn: Goes out with Connor and Paisley ( 4 ) :S???
18Dn: During this month, wore away ceremoniously( 7, two words ):?N?T???
34Dn: ...Bones, palm, but not tum! ( 4 ) ?A?I

[Harry-Wragg]

40a adits

[Rollo]

I would have thought that 24a is WOKS. WORKS minus the middle letter R.

[Harry-Wragg]

7d tread

[aeronut]

18d instate

[aeronut]

instate for the second word. Still thinking about the first.

[aeronut]

If the 7 refers to the total letters then it's "in state."

[aeronut]

1d bring a case

[aeronut]

34d Tali (compatible with definitions of both bones and palm)

[Matakari]

Many thanks to aeronut, Harry-Wragg and Rollo for your very prompt response...The puzzle is becoming clearer and clearer now!

[Matakari]

I have just got 11 Ac which works out to be: ISATIN.