The Spectator 1900

[Matakari]

Have some doubts about a few...Need some help to continue, please!
ACROSS:
16. Welsh shot has won pea shooting match abroad(10, hyphenated): ?E????????
17. Myopic mister backed Mafeking men in kind of union( 8): ???A?OU?
33. Cry of pain after tenor mangled serial music (7, 2 words):?C?E???
DOWN:
2. Young bird is for ever soaring (4 ): ?RA?
5. Mac's veg turned stale in tin ( 5 ): ?S??
6. Cowboy student who gets a first ( 8 ):?N??????
7. Nickel object, one that's very yellow (7): ?H?????
9. Edgar enters in quest of a hat (6 ): ?E????

Many thanks in advance!

[shaneystar2]

Catholicon .

[DocHH]

Pleased we were able to guide you to the solution rather than just give answers. That must have been far more satisfying, and perhaps more informative. Just to close the whole thing and make sense of MYNAS NOISIER in the rubric, look at the 12 unchecked letters that make up the corner of the grid, ie clockwise from top left EIN, YON, SSI and MAR, that actually would have helped with the quotation and author.
You could try doing the Toughie in the Daily Telegraph, tuesday to friday, that can be challenging as is The Telegraph cryptic from time to time.
You were in good hands once shaneystar2 came along.
I suppose you are really looking forward to thursday and the next Speccie!
I suspect many of us find the following website helpful

http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/puzzl es/word_wizards/wwizards.py/main

Investing in a copy of The Chambers Dictionary is also worthwhile.