Spec2422 40 Furlongs

[yellow11]

help please re theme-also
3d green light changed,without the petty critic 7 ?I???E?
5d recitatives starting scarlatti compositions even 5 ?C???
8d dash over to meet a german to swap car?7,hyph TR?????
10d wished to have relaxed without you,we're told 6 L?????
thanks

[Spicerack]

10. lo(u)nged

[Spicerack]

3. niggler

[Spicerack]

8. should be trade in. ie. 2 words

[cashier]

5 Scena?

[ProfessorMaisie]

SCENE is plural for 'scena' (S+C+ENE = e'en/even).

[Calibax]

What do you need for the theme? 40 furlongs is 5 miles if that's any help.

[Neveracrossword]

Calibax, the theme is just that unclued entries have a feature in common.

[yellow11]

many thanks-knew 40 furlongs=5 miles but no nearer the theme-do they all start with f?but why furlongs?

[jadzia49]

I have finished except for the unclued lights. Can’t see the theme, except the first letter feature.Any hints? Thank you.

[roslyn251254]

jadzia ...you are correct with the 1st letter feature ... look in chambers under F and under f

[ProfessorMaisie]

You need to separate 40 and furlongs (a certain medieval Roman numeral = 40).

[jadzia49]

Thanks Roslyn. All revealed in Chambers!