Spectator 2443

[Matakari]

help for the following, please ! Thanks in advance !
ACROSS:

12 Unploughed land
where member takes in
bad air (6, hyph)
????I?

23 See and hear
connection working (7)
??N?O??

24 Money for short part of
a chapter (4)
??R?

41 Very minor piece
composed, it’s all in C
(9)
???IT????

DOWN :
8 Started embracing
Irene at first, then
Sophie finally at dance
(7)
B?G????
18 Linguistic experts
revealing girl in Indian
villages (11)
??????S????

[Nical]

18 Grammarians

8 Beguine, dance - Begun +I(rene_ and (Sophi)E.

[Nical]

23 Lincoln, see, diocese, sounds like Link On.

[Nical]

41 Scintilla, very minor piece, small thing - anagram of 'its all in C'.

[Mamyalynne]

41 Scintilla, anag

[Toorak]

12 lea rig

Leg around anagram of air

[Toorak]

24 para (former currency)

[Matakari]

Many thanks, all! The last 2 are giving some trouble. Help. please!
DOWN:
17 Ladies’ hat-maker cut
amount of advertising
space available (7)
M?L??NE

27 Army fellow with small
familiar. That’s right!
(7)
?OL??ER

[Nical]

Milline(r)
Soldier - S Old Ie R.

[Matakari]

Many thanks to all for your help!