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[yellow11]

help please
need explanation of paragraph-where do 27 squares start etc?
also,plus parsing 14a eye is funny,not opening 6 ?C????
27a city gent went on the rampage 6 ??O?E?
32a malnourished sailor left poor coot 3,3 ???/HE? something hen
45a portion of the new testament edited 5 ??NT?
thanks

[Neveracrossword]

The 27 squares start at the clue number , 18 A say - work your way across, then downwards when you reach the bar.

27 Rioted - Rio Ted

[Toorak]

45 tenth - nt (New Testament) in anagram of the

[Neveracrossword]

32 Mud Hen, coot, bird. Take 'sailor' of of 'malnourished'.

[dannyk13]

eye -(J)ocular

[Neveracrossword]

For the thematics, 50 Down goes all the way to the bottom, then continues along the bottom row.

[yellow11]

many thanks