1across- Private has to be mad to accept mission (11) ????E???R?? 13across- Honoured, as it were,after drug fix (5) ????D 11down- Low Conservative support? Slough gets everyone on board...
Stuck in top left corner. 1acr- Space traveller's run reported (5) ???e? 1Down- Modest about British cross-channel swimmer being very fine (8) ????E?B?
1acr Community with one dominant species, very constant among rabbits (9) ???s??i?? 6dn Society frowns on this bug with one exchange of letters (6) ???e??
36acr- Snake found in the course of state school session- no ordinary event (13 two words) ?E?E?????A??? 20dn- Runs away from tension about snarled traffic in London Square (8) ???A?EE?
1dn- Good one for oratory yet takes up a lot of space (8) ??G???T? 10acr- Without much of a dance, breaks the ice perhaps with lots and lots of potential (9) ??????L?S 23acr- African gives Spanish...
7dn- Rice familiarly covering carriages with new cadet wanting what isn't good for him (15) ???R???D?????D 8dn- Clue (not the first one) about little bag for slippery creature who became Mrs Ferrars...
There are two clues which lead to the theme- 22acr- Note; computer accessory detailed. so noted (6) 17acr- Something French, perhaps, about every third character in large city of a European country...
Here is a link to the latest Spectator Crossword. As usual with Doc you are going to need your Brewer.
http://www.spectator.co.uk/article_assets/arti cledir_6692/3346426/crossword.pdf
19dn- Lamented not getting degree, having included note on Queen in dissertation (8) 21dn- Opera where performing is about right. (7) 27acr- Henry set aside The Times for us (4)
9acr- Pro golfer having trouble with swing ? (6) 4dn- Lazy dogs came away last from show, for example(4.6.5) 21dn- Raised clear of the bottom in a manner of speaking (6) 25acr- Guys one's seen in...