My last one - I've been staring at it for ages. 27 A. East European web domain 'free' art is of the nature of Russian-style absolute rule (7) ?z?r?s? I think it's Tzarism, absolute rule - it has the...
My last one ... 30 A. They arrest a couple of Slavs after working under cover (2,3,3) On The ?L? I can see On The Sly (my preferred option) and On The Fly, which both have 'they' inside, but I don't...
I have only one cell left to fill...
25 D. One man or boy must keep quiet, being shut in as before (6)
?mpale.
I can see 'empale' and 'impale', but not why one is correct!...
I'm slightly puzzled with this, my last clue/answer. 16 A. His employer's taken in by the hard going Blunt (5) t?r?e I can see Terse, Blunt - and I can see 'the' with the 'h' removed ('hard going'),...
9 A. Sudden idea one's associated with inferior Latin? (8) ?n????u?
12 A. Investment authority once last to encompass very small change overseas (8) ?I???re?...
This, my last one, has me puzzled. 23 D. Superior forces finally surround country in book (6) R?m?n? I can see Romans (book, of the Bible) but I don't get the rest - so that's maybe wrong anyway....
25 D. Set on invoking special authority (4) ?sar I thought it must be 'tsar', which could be 'special authority' but Chambers also has 'ksar', with the same meaning. If it's either of these, can...
My last one has me slightly puzzled, 39 A. Star holding back in part of female (5) s?s?n I can see 'Susan', female - this has 'sun'/star in it, but I don't get where the 'sa' fits in. Thanks for any...
My last one... 3 D. "Quite a knock, to live without corgis, somehow" (3,5) ?I? s?o?e If it's Big Smoke, why? It could be something else altogether, but I don't like my other possibilities either!...
26 A. Legendary fieldsman perhaps reversed leg protection, moving hard to the centre (7) ????n?s
If the 'fieldsman' is a cricketer, I am unlikely to solve this, so any help would be appreciated....