Good evening, a tricky one from Pabulum this week! Thanks in advance for providing answers for the following:
14 ( A ) Perhaps Daphne ruled wearing crown (9): ?????L???
17 ( A ) Fish connect mentally (7) : ??E????
40 ( A ) Scots engineer composed mass with shanty (7 ) : ?A?????
43 ( A ) Asians in offences secret police chief crushed (9) : ???E?????