Ev 1448

[hankir]

The preamble is complicated.
Only the folks who have solved it will be able to help.
Some clues have no definition. For thematic clues,please help on original answers.

7 Jack heading off Caledonian monster (6)

14 Drunken Scottish bloke holding college headgear (8, two words)

46 Soldiers settle at the front (6)

1 He drives a four-wheeler with a child’s horse expert (8)

30 Husband leaving Gasthof to see a musical drama (6)

Thanks.

[Neveracrossword]

14 Watch Cap, head gear.
30 Otello, musical drama. (H)otel, gasthof +Lo, see.
Your others are all thematic.

7 Jessie, from Nessie, the colloquial name for the Loch Ness monster.
1 D. Waggoner.

[Neveracrossword]

46. Nestor - Nest, settle and OR/other ranks, soldiers.

You'll notice that the thematic answers don't fit in well!

[hankir]

Thanks NAC.

The 26 letter phrase may have letters repeated, so Nestors N and Wagonner's N could have different letters representation.

Was it difficult to find the phrase?

[Neveracrossword]

Glad I could help. I needed quite a few of the unclued entries before looking for the phrase.

[hankir]

Does this have anything do with B. Shaw play?

[Neveracrossword]

Yes, it does, Hankir.