Cryptic

[pudseyb]

Craig may learn about Scots spirit ? (4,6) ?e?r, ?a?l?n

[fiction-factory]

You have posted this twice.
Is it a sports crossword?

[pudseyb]

made a mistake in first question with 1 instead of ?..thats all!!!

[Mamyalynne]

Is there a theme Pudsey?

[ProfessorMaisie]

On page 115 The English Dialect Dictionary has GEAR-CARLIN as a variant of the Scottish GYRE-CARLIN (a witch).
It's an anagram of 'Craig learn' (but why 'may'?).

[Mamyalynne]

Well done 'may' does seem superfluous, agreed.

[ProfessorMaisie]

Yes Mamyalynne, I'd much happier if we could dump MAY.

[Mamyalynne]

Don't go political on me ;-)

[ProfessorMaisie]

you started it.