Thanks, Kayakamina and BigMac for the clues...I had 43a all along, so your hints helped me along nicely. But, like you, I find 13d immensely challenging! I come again, each time, with cap in hand or is it a cape?( Like my own clue which may very well be false, because it does not seem to do justice to 1d now!) And then there is 27d which starts with G????IN and s bugging me! Some final clues to the following, please: 22a: CE?AST? ( Nastase? How?) 24a: ?I?L??E 10d: N?GA??
Any help on these last ones will be for my own edification and learning, please! Many thanks again for your patience! I am getting there...as the French say: petit a petit! Cheers!
I salute you, Tichfield, on the great hints you offered! Whew! I have completed the puzzle and feel quite proud, thanks to your invaluable help that pointed me in the right direction! This was an eyeopener, indeed! Thanks again! And I shall be seeking you out again for those technical ones!
Cheers!