Spectator N0 2668 By Pabulum

[Matakari]

Good morning, a nice little challenge from Pabulum! Help for the following should help me to crack the eminent victims. Thanks in advance!

10a    Run from libertine boy punches (7)  : ???L???

14a    Drudge what’s charred and bloke head off (10) : ???DER?LL?

1d    Dry bar hides last of beer (4) : ?R??  ( ARID )

3 d   Bill introduced to stop us torturing people (7)  : ?A??ST?

17d    Composer fences with Catriona (10) :  ?A?E?T????

28d    Chipmunk nibbled pillowcase in marketplace (7)  : ??U????  ( ROULADE )

[Neveracrossword]

10 Roulade 14 Cinderella

1 Brut

3 Sadists

17 Palestrina

298 Souslik (your Roulade goes elsewhere!)

[quinol]

and palestrina 17d

[Neveracrossword]

Quinol, I gave that one...

[Matakari]

Many thanks, NACW! I found a few, but could not parse them satisfactorily. The final one:
39    Climber way across east side of Sinai (5)  : ?I?NS
And one confirmation, thank you, is Garry Sobers one of them?

 

[JJ109]

Garry Sobers =yes

Liane (climber) = lane (way) surrounding "i" (ease/right side f (sina)I)

 

[JJ109]

^^East/right side of (Sina)I

[Matakari]

Thanks for the reasoning, jj109! At first I hesitated between liane and liana for 39a, but went astray with 35d which I thought had to be LOCH or NESS. Thanks for elucidating this for which I now have:
35    Scots water very evil spirit (4) : ?ee? 

[Toorak]

Deev - Dee (Scottish water) + v(ery)

[Matakari]

Thanks, Toorak, I'm coming to a close now.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Matakari. 

PS I feel it's more than a 'nice little challenge' when you need so much help! 

[Matakari]

Good day, I’m pleased to have spotted the Unclueds except 32a, the synonym. A confirmation of my letters would be appreciated, thank you!
                                                                            CO?S?

[JJ109]

those letters are correct

The cricketer was "Deadly" Derek Underwood, so you need a synonym of his surname

[Matakari]

Gratitude, JJ109, for explaining that part of the preamble. As a lover of cricket, I should have worked it out. Thanks again, I'm done now!

[Cloverjo]

I can't find the name of the third victim. I've asked my husband, a lifelong lover of the appropriate 'field' of action but he can't fill in the blanks.

Do I have the correct letters?

?r?h??   ?ow?i?g

Thank you

 

[Neveracrossword]

Cloverjo, your letters are correct. Do you want the first letter in each name, or the answer, or anything?

[Tilly2]

Graham Dowling.

[Cloverjo]

Thanks, NACW. I found it 2 seconds after posting! 

[Tilly2]

Aww! Sorry!

[Cloverjo]

Thanks Tilly 😀

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Cloverjo. Glad you got there, I was happy to give you the answer if you'd asked for it, so decided to check to see if you wanted it!