Ft 14491

[HenHen]

2d- erratic fellow loses head over wager (9) - H???A???D - must be haphazard , but can't see the wager bit
9ac- seems to be the last place you would visit (6) - N???E? - if haphazard is right, then 3rd letter here is "p", so Naples would fit, but don't see why
15ac- ancestral hall on River Bank, not found in Ireland (4) - T??? - 3rd letter is "a" if haphazard is right, in which case toad (of toad hall) would fit but how does that relate to river bank and Ireland?
27ac- prodigal son's gloom about death (8) - S?E?D??? - seems like it must be something to do with spending, but don't see how gloom and death are in the answer
26d - a Russian, say, has to toil endlessly (4) - ???V

Help appreciated with explanations

Thanks

Henhen

[scorpiojo]

(C)hap + hazard to take a guess

[scorpiojo]

26 Slav(e)

[bibblebub]

9a) see Naples and die

[bibblebub]

27a) spend-all http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spend-all

son = S, gloom = PALL, death = END

[scorpiojo]

Isn't Toad Hall on the riverbank in the stories? Can't help with Ireland though.

[HenHen]

Thanks for your help SJ and BB. Any ideas on 15ac, which is now T?A?, so toad looks likely but why?

[scorpiojo]

^

[bibblebub]

the common toad is not found in Ireland despite being common over here, don't know about the natterjack

[dannyk13]

Toad Hall (Tales of The Riverbank)

[slaney]

Toads (and snakes) are meant to have been expelled from Ireland by St. Patrick - not really true as there are a few Natterjack toads there.

[HenHen]

Got it re toads. Thanks to everyone. Have a good week!!
HH

[Mudan]

I think
2d - to hazard meaning to wager
9ac - from quote by Goethe 'see Naples and die'
27ac - sp(end)all
26d - slav(e)