Inquisitor 1268

[Neveracrossword]

Halfway through and I've ground to a halt. Any help appreciated.

11 D. English poet to finish whiskey with native (6) ?f?n??
1 D. American writer to draw attention in German street (9) ??e?o???s

This is themed and 10 clue answers need to be encrypted - I don't know if these two clues are involved.

[slaney]

Yes they are encrypted.
1d Hem in g way
11d Do w son

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks. slaney.

[boreas]

I have 33a as SECTOR but this doesn't fit with the encrypted version of 1d.
???

[slaney]

It fits for me Boreas.

[boreas]

oops! got my X and Y back to front.
Many thanks Slaney

[boreas]

so, is 29a one of the names?

[boreas]

I see now that it is

[Neveracrossword]

I now know what the 'in common' (mentioned in the preamble) is, but am nowhere near finished. Can I just ask if all the words that finally appear in the grid are real words? Thanks.

[Neveracrossword]

I've answered my own question, so am charging on with this!

[boreas]

I've finished apart from 42a and 36d. Wouldn't mind a hint with either.

[Neveracrossword]

Boreas, I've four or five answers still to get - including your two. Will post again if I get them!

[boreas]

Thanks Neverecrossword, I've got those two now and finished

[Neveracrossword]

Boreas, well done! I now have only 42 A, 9 D and 36 D left to get/finish off. Any little tips - not answers - would be great. (I'm struggling to find the last themed person/s).

[Neveracrossword]

Phew! I now just need 9D - I worked my way through the dictionary for 36 D, which then leaf to 42 A. I'm assuming 9 D is the last themed answer, though I'll have to count the ones I have.

[boreas]

42a is a word with 2 meanings - Hotel, and Governor.
9d is one of the theme names ( a person who has written several books on English usage).
36d is a word I'd never heard of. One meaning is a rectangular piece of cloth worn as a garment, the other is a frame for drying cheese?
Is that enough, or shall I go a bit further?

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, boreas - I mentioned that I had managed to get 42 and 36, but thanks for the nudge re 9 D. I think I'm all done now. I appreciate the help I've had.

[boreas]

There is one thing I haven't got - the title PLY.

Wondering if there is any connection to the common name, but can't really see one. Can you?

[Neveracrossword]

All I came up with (don't laugh) is that the last word of the play is ???????, and the word is ?????? (removing the 'a' - so play becomes ply).

[boreas]

Well, that's the only thing I could think of, too!
It's either as simple as that - or as clever as that.

[slaney]

If you look up the meaning of what the ten have in common in a previous edition of Chambers - first appendix - it means the same as the second definition of ply in Chambers.