Spectator 2448

[Matakari]

Happy to have got the author and the works for this one,but am quite disappointed with the last three clues which I have wrong. Thanks in advance for answers, please!

ACROSS:
32 Mac’s nimble women in bed ( 5 ) S???K
37 Bird bit grasping lecturer ( 5 ) ?O?I?

DOWN:
33 We shall start to solve (5 ) ????G

[Neveracrossword]

You've got me confused now, Matakari! I know you've had loads of answers already, but I haven't read through the other thread. You said you have the author - then ask for the answer to 33Down! The preamble should help with this. Your 'g' there is wrong, I think you've put 40 A in the wrong way round.

37 Colin, bird. L, lecturer, inside Coin, bit.

32 is a Scottish word for Nimble - just the usual Women in a casual/slang word for 'bed'.

[cashier]

32 Swack W in sack. Means lithe or nimble in Scotland.

[Matakari]

Many thanks to all for your help! I got the author by working from the anagram words that gave me the novels. I did not realise that 33d was that straightforward. Thanks again, Neveracrossword. It's finished!

[Neveracrossword]

Glad you got there, Matakari - though it seems to have been a slog (20+ clues is quite a lot of help!).