Spectator # 2470

[Matakari]

Good Friday morning! Happy to say I got the theme quite early with the fortuitous solution to 40(A). I am left with just about three to wrap up this exotic Doc edition of the Spectator. HINTS ONLY please! Many thanks in advance!

ACROSS:
12 First half of the rabble is groovy! (6) : RA?G?E ( RAGGLE ? )
39 Some German waste recycled (5) : ?T?AS ( Neveracrossword suggests a German word, but I see the 6-letter STRASS.)

DOWN:
9 Scale drawing of rigging excited all Spain (8): ???LP?A? ( Anagram of ALL SPAIN?)

[Stephen_G]

9down: Sailplan fits

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

[Neveracrossword]

12 Yes
39 It's an anagram (recycled) - and the answer has 5 letters, so....

[Matakari]

Thanks, Stephen_G and Neveracrossword, for your help! 39(A) was really something!

[Boethius]

Think I have 24d, but not sure of explanation.
Also can’t get 35d.
Many thanks

[Mamyalynne]

Do you have a clue we could give you hints for please.

[Neveracrossword]

Mamya...
24 D. Cathedral dignitary relating to the military police (7)
35 D. Go furtively from opposite points of Kenya (5)

PS I have the answers, these are just to help...

[Mamyalynne]

To be fair I was asking so others could give hints, not a puzzle I do as a rule.

Aren't there special instructions?

Clue away :-)

[Neveracrossword]

Sorry, Mamya, I read it as you being happy to have the clues so that you could give hints. It is a thematic puzzle, but the clues, entries and so on are all normal.

[Sansatout]

@Boethius
24d is a double definition - cathedral dignitary (in Catholic Church) and a military police officer.
35d needs compass points and the international driving code for Kenya.