The Spectator N0.2493

[Matakari]

Good morning,
A request for help, Answers/hints for the following, please!
Thanks in advance!

20(A) Dozen outlaws freed (4) : ???G
26(A) Colleens squashing 200 insects (5) : ?O???
36(A) Plant from Albania (4) : B???
42(A) Visitor thought aloud (5) : ??E??
48(A) Stuff pharmacy sold (4) : ?R??
5(D) Heartless fighter immature about conflict (7, two words) : ?I????N
35(D) Nurse begins to work for workers’ champion (6) : T?????

[aelmpvw]

36a bani

[aelmpvw]

42a guest

[bobbinwales]

bani?

[JJ109]

35 EN gels

[bobbinwales]

drug???

[aelmpvw]

5d boer war

[aelmpvw]

35d engels

[Neveracrossword]

36 Balm, it's one of the 'special clues', involving answers from slightly scrambled letters.- Matakari omitted some crucial information!

[bobbinwales]

bo(x)er and raw back looks good for 5d. Have you put wrong pattern down?

[ProfessorMaisie]

26a is Irish slang for girls around 'H' = 200
48a - another 'special' - mix is in the penultimate word

[novalis]

20a - Definition is dozen and you need an old word for 12. Mix is in the second word.

[ProfessorMaisie]

20a is Scots dialect - a 'special' - mix is in the 2nd word.

[Matakari]

Many thanks, all!

[Neveracrossword]

You're welcome, Matakari. I hope you'll remember to include vital extra information next time, it's a little unfair otherwise!