Times Bank Holiday Jumbo Cryptic

[stevenj]

Hello. The sun has gone in so time to seek clarification.
I hope you have all had as good a time over Easter as I have. SWMBO has been brilliant. She entertained (with support from His Nibs and me) the many singles that she knows. It mad for a great Easter lunch. And His Nibs has been, well, His Nibs. The sun shone. I can't imagine life being better. Lucky me!
I managed to finish the crossie but, tbh, some answers were because they fitted rather than me being confident that they were the answer.
35ac Litter in saloon for American president. "Sedan chair " fits and that could be the litter. But American president?
53 ac Moving to Fair Isle, fixing sort of gate with even more reason. "A fortiori" fits and that could be "reason" but I don't get the rest.
55 ac Shyster , one who gives you a hand on horse. "Wheeler dealer" fits and is a shyster but ..
56 ac Drink with students going over grim experience. "Sundowner" fits and I know (or so I am told) that it is a drink.
I'd better stop there and hope for my tutorial
steven

[Neveracrossword]

56 Sun = NUS, National Union of Students, 'going over' becomes Sun + Downer, grim experience.

[stevenj]

Thank you NAC.

[emeritus]

56 NUS = Students Union SUN reversed (going over)
Downer = grim experience

[Neveracrossword]

55 A Dealer is someone who'd give you a hand, of cards + Wheeler is another word for 'wheelhorse' (new to me!).

[Toorak]

53 anagram of “to fair I” & or (type of gate)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OR_gate

[Neveracrossword]

35 Sedan = saloon as in car, American + Chair = president?

[Mamyalynne]

53 anagram - to fair i(sle) + OR.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OR_gate

[Mamyalynne]

Sorry Toorak, was too slow there.

[scorpiojo]

Sedan - saloon (car)on America.
Chair - term for the person presiding.

[Toorak]

No need to apologise :-)

[stevenj]

Thank you all. The reference from Toorak and Mamyalynne certainly gave me a new angle. I'd never heard of this. Of course, I should have got the NUS reference!
Sorry. one more query.
42 d Force Cicero to wriggle about. The answer seems to be "coercion". And I can see that Cicero is lurking in there. But it doesn't quite fit.
s

[Toorak]

Anagram of Cicero and on (about/concerning)

[stevenj]

Thanks Toorak. Not sure that "on" means "about". Does it? I suppose it must .
I hope you have all enjoyed Easter and that the weather was a kind to you as it has been for us.
steven

[stevenj]

Sorry I missed that Scorpiojo has been on to help. So must add her to the thank you list. Thanks everybody. As ever , you have been very generous with your support.
steven

[Neveracrossword]

Steven, On= About is listed, defined in Chambers.

[stevenj]

Thanks NAC. Yet again Chambers is the source!!!
I have an OED and a Collins. but not enough'
Dare I ask SWMBO for another dictionary?

[Neveracrossword]

Steven, I don't have Collins or the OED, so don't know if On = About is in either, both of those. (I think it would.) Still, another dictionary wouldn't be a waste!

[scorpiojo]

In Collins, on is defined as 'concerned with or relating to.'
Yes, do ask SWMBO for Chambers.... I think it's the best of the three, Steven. :-)

[stevenj]

Is it expensive? She might think that, as she has already bought two for me (and the OED is a two volume one) that I am being greedy. Still, I could ask...
s

[scorpiojo]

Around £25 - 30 in WH Smith, for example, but have a look on Amazon. Not greedy, just increasing your knowledge, S. Go on...