Enigmatic Variations N0 1603

[Matakari]

Good afternoon, got hold of this week’s EV and it’s no pie crust for me!
Solved a few, but am yet to completely fathom Jaques’s picture. Help
with the following would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

11a Flap having two roles, taking stage finally –not on to start with ( 6 ) ????N?
27a Reckoning for apocalyptic horsemen to be loosed from all time? ( 7 ) ?????D?
38a Bridge inside thing with ears, like pons’s location? ( 8 ) ?????M??
6 Priest and priestess held in contempt, scourge of the Bible ( 8 ) ???L????
12 “Quaint” covering number for Fibonacci ( 8. 2 words ) ?????N??
14 Abused caste enslaved by refined in repressive regime ( 11, 2 words ) ?N?????????

( Eight clues have no obvious definition and have wordplay to only part of the answer. Solvers must enter the other part, occasionally ignoring articles, which should allow them to see the PIE CRUST. Information in brackets refers to entries. Chambers Dictionary ( 2016 ) is recommended. )

[JJ109]

I have only started it today but
38 adjective for part of the body where the pons is located, = abbreviation for bridge, inside a word for wheat, barley etc (has ears)

[Neveracrossword]

Matakari, several of those are thematic - and I think it'd be a shame to get too much help, too soon, with those.

[JJ109]

38a the M is wrong
6d the L is wrong the scourge of the bible is a stinger, not an insect = a 5 letter word for contempt around a 3 letter priest/priestess, that was unknown to me!

[JJ109]

14 Repressive regime = anagram "caste" with a 6letter word for "refined"

[JJ109]

11a is thematic and is one of the 4 that I have done so far, but I am not giving a clue for this yet
27a The D is wrong

12a I am retty sure is thematic, but I haven't solved it yet!

[ProfessorMaisie]

12d is thematic and the 'n' should be an 'm'.

[ProfessorMaisie]

The parts of the thematic answers clued by wordplay don't appear in the grid, so you'll get no help for these answers looking at crossing letters in the grid, Matakari. If you want to cold-solve them then look at the hints below (but don't try to enter them in the grid) -
11a The 'flap' is an aeroplane wing part (6 letters) replace the 'o' of 'on' with the 'e' of 'stagE').
27a remove the number of '...horsemen' from a phrase meaning all day every day.
12d The usual 4 letters for 'quaint' around two Roman numerals.

Once you get a couple of them you'll know what connects them, then look at where they are in the grid.

[Neveracrossword]

Matakari, you mentioned 'getting hold' of EV - don't forget there's a link posted on AB on Sunday mornings.

[JJ109]

Thanks for your help Prof Maisie - I've now finished it!
Time to say goodnight! It's getting late!

[Matakari]

Many thanks, JJ109, ProfessorMaisie, NACW, a lot of food for thought here and quite interesting, too!

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Matakari. Glad to hear you sounding quite cheery. Your OP,with all the mistakes, was a bit...scary!

[ProfessorMaisie]

Goodnight, JJ - Didn't know you were in a different time-zone!

[Matakari]

Good morning, thanks for the interesting parsing and info re the thematic clues. I’m having a problem with 12d. It’s 8 letters.
(12d The usual 4 letters for 'quaint' around two Roman numerals.)

Now, I have three of the clues without obvious definition, 11a, 27a,
12d. Could you kindly tell me the other five (Not the answers ) so
that I could deal with the other normal clues without hindrance? Thanks in advance. This is promising to be fascinating.

[Neveracrossword]

Matakari, the other clues are 39, 22, 17,7 and 13. Hope this helps you solve the ordinary clues 'without hindrance'!

[JJ109]

The Thematic answers are
11a, 13a, 17a, 22a, 27a, 39a, 7d and 12d

Read Prof Maisie's advice. The wordplay of the thematic answers leads to a word that goes with the actual answer input and IS NOT the answer input itself.

[Matakari]

Good afternoon, thanks for the advice and the precious hints!
Another batch for assistance in the learning process! Gratitude!

5a Badly famished with no end to bread line’s thin diet ( 8 ) : ??S??E??
15a Silver screen in Kilmarnock once giving show of enjoyment ( 5 ) : ??R??
23a Italy added to stone in concrete and legions of Romans used it (5) : P??OM

2d Millions on treat of asthma containing American sages ( 8 ) : A??A???N
4d Mascot’s sozzled on hard spirit ( 7 ) : E??M???
17d Sprinkling taking cocaine in leaving party ( 8 ) : ???ON?N?
19d Taste of Indian tea terrific for one used to army fare? ( 8 ) : A?OOAT?R

[JJ109]

5a anagram of "famished" minus "d" (last letter of bread) + l(ine}

[cashier]

5 Fishmealmanag famishe(d) and l

[JJ109]

2d your first A and the N are wrong
anagram M(illions) A(merican) and "asthma" = sages(definition)

[JJ109]

19d I think that you may have been on the right lines with this one having a "D" as the fourth letter, but it is not "aardvark" but a similar creature