Nine across and nine down clues lead in their definitions to Spoonerisms of the correct answers to be entered. Subsidiary indications in these clues lead to the correct answers themselves. In the... ...
i've got a lot of answers but haven't cracked the theme/method yet, help with crossings where I think I know the answers (but not what to enter)would be welcome: 10 across should be a latin word?... ...
6 down upset fools perhaps set up (8) ------e- 6 across small capitals backed capital of dross (7) ----i-- as you can see the northeast has me troubled, let alone the quote
6down irani bowling introduces lifted trajectory - it's intended to distract opponent (whew) : nir-m--- (8) 18across clubs provided with money for repetition of parts: M(?)e--sm (6) as long as 12d is... ...
19a blood disorder almost certainly right to bother about: s-r-a 20d modified content of circular base 34a specific link to some extent relating to graduation of species: (d?)-i--- I'm assuming 36a is... ...
V grateful for some very broad hints for top line unclued and 8 down. In top line I have: e-f-e-prev-e- But I probably should have substituted letters. I know who's accusing whom, but not very... ...
they're unclueds, I really need hints 29 down ab---rs - could be e n k missing, but then I have 40across -enp, which looks the same as 8 down eno(p) many thanks
35a Ian's pets having time for number of openings (5) d-wt- (trouble with scots as usual) 39a saw, with many points s-o-t-ed (should be 'spotted' but can't parse)
8down (6), 11a (6), 12 across (5), 23 down (6): these are all 'normal' with 2 letters added to the answer and should in any order be the answers to: split smoothed over when I retired 4 (plus... ...
12d comfort chap covered in black stuff (6) -o-t-- 21 a unclued -could be shlai, have sh--i 36a cut state investment (5) -tea-, probably steak, but why
enjoyable indeed with jj's help, still struggling on 10, 19, 24 across 10 city in its state is a european port : calais first to last? but why? 19 first rule of protection ignored in affair: rompu?... ...
so I have plausible answers for many of the cryptics (15,17,18,24,27 across and all the downs but 1,7 and 21) but am at a loss about how to enter them, if a lot of them should be backwards could... ...