Spectator 2578 Torture By Pabulum (The Final Straw... )

[Matakari]

Hi there, I’ve got a full grid except for the unclueds which still have me flummoxed. A hint suggests that the “same word” is a 4-letter down answer, and I have a few unlueds that I’m not sure of:
1a BONES, 4a VENGEANCE, 41a FRAMEWORK, 42a CRANK
Am I on the right track? Thanks for guidance!

[jazzgirl]

Look in your answer for 13d ro find the 4-letter head word. You are nearly there

[jazzgirl]

Once you have found the head word, look in Chambers or some good dictionary or online

[novalis]

The first three are right but crank is wrong.

[jazzgirl]

novalis. yes I forgot to mention 42a :(

[Matakari]

Oh my goodness, a recent hint suggested looking at a medieval word for torture and I've got it long ago and have been playing with it without realising I was on the right track. Thanks, jazzgirl! Now, I should like to finish the rest on my own...I'll ask for help if I get stuck!

[teacher1]

Can someone please help me with one of the unclued? 17d. ?i?t

[FreyaBee]

Teacher, I have lift which follows the headword and is a type of elevator with a cage. But this is just my guess

[teacher1]

Thank you FreyaBee.

[novalis]

Mist. It's under 3 in my 1998 edition of Chambers.

[greyfox]

teacher1 (and FreyaBee): It's not 'Lift' I'm afraid. If you have Chambers the answer lies in the 6th headword. I can give the answer if you want it.

[FreyaBee]

Like Matakari, I also had crank for 42 which I see is incorrect.
I wonder if the word follows 15d . Hints appreciated

[greyfox]

novalis has beaten me to it. We must have different Chambers editions?

[teacher1]

Thanks all ...... I think I need to get a Chambers ! lol

[Tilly2]

I have a Chambers and still can't complete it! :-)

[novalis]

Greyfox, in my later edition it is under 6. FreyBee, it is under 7 in both editions I've just looked at and is a contraction of a longer word.

[FreyaBee]

Thank you greyfox and novalis. I have Chambers 13th but must have missed that. I am making a right pig's ear of this !

[novalis]

Just to make myself clear, I am referring to 2 different grid entries. Tilly, if you have the head word you need to read through each of the 8 definitions to find the required entry.

[Tilly2]

I think the headword is R??K. Is that correct?

[novalis]

Yes.

[greyfox]

Indeed it is Tilly.

And thanks for the reply novalis.