Spectator N0 2675: Over The Sea By Fieldfare

[Matakari]

Good day, an interesting puzzle! I’ve got the Unclueds quite easily, but am somewhat at sea with the following for which I seek help. Thanks in advance!
 

40a Acclaimed a confused person from Scots school (10) : ?E????I?A?

14d Island NATO for example picked up, European for years (7) : ?E?OWC?

29d Crippled, finally preach Letter to the Hebrews (6) : L?TE??

 

[Lie-in King]

40a Academical - anag 'acclaimed a'
14d Menorca - 'acronym' (NATO, eg) up, with 'E(uropean)' for 'y(ears)'
29d Lamedh - 'lamed' + '(preac)h' (finally)

[Matakari]

Many thanks, Lie-in King! I should have seen 40a and 29d, but it's done now!

[Lie-in King]

Glad I could help 😊

[Matakari]

Just a confirmation for this one:
18d Excitedly interrupted cadences at first giving musical effect (6): ?GO?I?  ( AGOGIC )

And I have the hidden lover, a three-letter word, occupying two lines. Is this accepted in crosswords? Thanks again!

[Neveracrossword]

Yes to Agogic, Matakari - Agog, excitedly, then the first letters of Interrupted Cadences.

My three-letter word is the more usual crossword version, on a diagonal - and very close to yours, I expect!

PS Did you finish off Genius?

[Matakari]

Thanks, NACW! Mine is situated within 35a and 38a. And yes, I was pleased to complete Genius.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Matakari. I'm afraid we must have different lovers! Mine starts towards the bottom of  the last column, and is completely straightforward/diagonal.

[FleshpotsOfDevon]

Well I said to myself I wasn't to going to start today but I did a couple of clues and before I knew it I was done :) 13a is my new favourite word! And my hidden word also starts in the right hand column and heads left, sort of backwards in way. 

[teacher1]

Matakari ..... "pig" over 2 clues is not the required answer!

 

[Neveracrossword]

Fleshpots, nice to see you - and nice to read that we probably have the same lover! Yes, it wasn't a toughie from Fieldfare, but it was enjoyable anyway.

[Neveracrossword]

Teacher1, thanks for that - I couldn't see how Matakari was coming up with a suitable three-letter entry... and I don't know how he settled on your suggestion (if he did)!

[FleshpotsOfDevon]

Hi Nev! Odd thing is I've never thought of these two as "lovers" in the modern sense, so my first thought was something like Titanic haha 

[Neveracrossword]

Fleshpots, I had the same initial thought about 'lovers', not how I would have initially described the characters - but it wasn't actually 'wrong' in any way. I quite like crosswords misdirecting me...