Spectator 2568.

[Tilly2]

Finished! :-)

But I do think that the clue to 27d should begin with Materials, rather than material.

Material in great heaps, we're told.

Also 36 ac. Strange answer, I think.
Restrain petrel round the South. (Ireson?)

[jazzgirl]

hi
36a. Prison
prion is a small petrel
around s (south)

[jazzgirl]

27d. I also think so

[aelmpvw]

36a pri(s)on

[Tilly2]

Thanks Jazzgirl. All sorted now. 20d threw me a bit but I've corrected it now.

I don't like prison for restrain either!
Imprison?

Didn't enjoy this much this week. I'm glad to get it over and done with.

[Tilly2]

Thanks, Ael.

[jazzgirl]

Tilly I didn't like prison for restrain either ! But Chambers confirmed it

[aelmpvw]

could have swore there wasn't an answer when i posted, perhaps it's the heat :-)

[Neveracrossword]

Tilly2, glad you got this one done so quickly. As it was from Doc, and as it wasn't a great puzzle, I too was glad to get it finished!

[Tilly2]

We obviously think alike Jazzgirl. :-)

I even got the theme before I started.
Then, having completed most of the clued lights, had to resort to looking through lists of names to see what would fit.

[jazzgirl]

TiIly I got the theme from 12d before I had even started on the clues! I sometimes have to ask for a bit of help on here. I was surprised my answers appeared first. I am nearly always pipped to the post. :-))

[Tilly2]

Well, no pipping today!

[LancastrianOik]

I concur on the subject of 27d, and without Chambers I would never have released that "prison" was a transitive verb.

[Tilly2]

released? :-)
That made me laugh.

No, I didn't realise either.