Not sure where Daniel is this morning , but here's a link to today's speccie file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/page_51%20(4).pdf More like an IQ or EV today, but not as daunting as it first seemed....
Two unclued down solutions appear straightforward but, if correct,
how do they fit with the preamble?
4d Thunder
10d Chess
Possibly I've made a mistake somewhere....
1d.Needs letters containing unusual Latin alteration - notice it includes only masculine forms(10;10)
12d.Just around noon, woman gave Tom pesto or fried mollusc(4-6;10)...