Everything fits in the grid without having to refer to "acrosses jumbled thematically" and "downs non-thematically" by eliminating/using letters which are in both answers EXCEPT for 12a where the... ...
There is an extra word in the clue which needs to be removed before solving... How do these parse/extra words? 6. Upright like anchor cutting a tense disturbed at sea. ATRIP 11. Opening of note... ...
25a Fumed about husband heading to disco (6) R??KED reeked? 21d Tense Empress regularly alters hubs of activity ??MP?ES temples? 38a Docked mark in proofreading concern ?ARE
2d Hastily learn book of rhyme (5) 22a Age companion occupied in wheeling Balmoral's rubbish bag (8) A?T?N??? 40a Plans crossing Asian dog (removed from capital city) with short tailed mongrel (7)... ...
1. Tannoy etc. installed by expert at speed (5) A???? 16. I'm a fellow backing one telling tales about everyday life? (8) Starts with a letter between E and I
Extra letter in wordplay... 24d Game that is enthralling cricket club bouncer possibly.Answer is i c e ball but what's the extra letter? C (club) ? 27d Boat pound on river in the Fens ...ans is... ...
10a Private eye corrupt - sue em! snapped conservative-biased government (2,7,5) looks like anagram ...giving U? supreme court ?? 9d Citizen Suella's opening with a one-sided call for self-government...
Number of letters unknown.... 1. Keeps elastic pants by date 2. Drinks described by short passage in cliched style their letters must be (if i've got the rest correct in the grid...) but not sure...
Some crossers don't help as there are clashes.... 6a Correct one fellow after another forgetting name (6) D????? 18a Band denied whiskey is reflected in feeble material ?ER???? 20a Race those...
41a Historian left official at University(5) ?S*EL
36d Is the writer dead within? AM?*
I have answers for both but if my answer to 36d is correct, I can't see how 41a parses??...