The Times Jumbo 605 (last week's crossword)

[blueberry2]

I am nearly there with this one but just need a little help please -

40d Tom Thumb's first sweetheart, one employed on farm (9) c?t?l???n I think the answer must be cattleman but fail to see why having tried to find connections on Google

53a Priest turned to grab a lot of cash? That's explosive (7) a???n?l Pretty sure this is ammonal if cattleman is correct

41a Worker in service whose contribution may be partly voluntary? (8) ?r?a???t Think this is organist, any other ideas?

42d Appeal covers church scheme for native of South Africa (3,5)  ??e  ?l?n?  No ideas

56a Secularity thus rejected in Laud's initial design (7) l???i?m

52d Quarrel very loudly after wine is knocked over (4) ???f   This must be tiff but why wine?

51d Notes customer finally put in Scottish bank (4) ?r?e   This has to be brae with 'r' from end of customer in notes, b,a,e,   - bit poor

Thanks so much for any help, need to get this finished before I start on the Sundays!

 

 

[Murielmci]

A leman is a sweetheart, tt is first Tom Thumb - the ca sorry!

Organist is correct.

Ice plant

laicism

tiff - it = wine as in gin & it

 wnt with brae as well.

[blueberry2]

Thanks Murielmci for answers and confirmations, so good to finally finish and post off!

[pldcav]

Tom = cat, Thumb's first = t, sweetheart = leman

(Better late than never!)