Spectator 2149

[grandilo]

Yes, this one is much easier! But would appreciate some help for the following, though:
ACROSS:
16 Public showing Eastern cross by river ( 4 ): ??PO
29 Before tide's out, female bird sounds most piping(8): RE?????T
34 Greeks the chap will have seen rioting(8): ?E????E?
42 Font giving date until 1752(8, two words): ?L????L?
DOWN:
22 Joiner on board with high quality rock(9): S?N??????

Many thanks!

[Cloverjo]

16a expo

[baitress60]

16 expo.

[Cloverjo]

29a reediest

[bibblebub]

29) reediest
34) hellenes
42) old style
22) sandstone

[baitress60]

34 - hellenes.

[grandilo]

Thank you, bibblebub and all, for the great help you offered me!

[Farrwest]

Can someone give me 1a please. Detached from musical backed by censor (8) Separate - but why?

[toalisi]

stac (musical)< Cato ( censor) = staccato detached

[Farrwest]

Thanks toalisi

[Farrwest]

With reference to Spectator 2149, Can someone tell me whether my Millennium Edition of Brewers is the 19th Edition required. I can not find an answer to 10 across (unclued)

[bibblebub]

I only have the 15th edition and it's not in that. All I can say is that it is a very well known phrase in UK, and there was a film with this title that was very famous in its day.

[maurice]

I can only say my 18th edition certainly contains it: just think Big(-gs)! (3 words including the theme word, which you can easily deduce from the title).

[Farrwest]

Thanks bibblebub and Maurice. Finally got it! No reference to it in the Millennium Edition of Brewers!

[Psybbo]

Expo

[Psybbo]

I really must remember to refresh!

[grandilo]

The last two...some help, please:
ACROSS:
36 US film star with odd bits of cigar in stomach(6)
?C?AR?
DOWN:
7 Fraternity supplied goods( 5 ) : O??E?