I should be on the homestretch now! This looks quite interesting! Some hints/answers to complete the following,please! Do any of them fall into the special clues category? Many thanks in advance!
ACROSS:
12 Vigorous shepherd half missing jazz (7, two wds): ?AR?B??
31 Girl from Norway roped by climber (6) : ??SN??
38 Trooper tests flag (5): ?ET?? ( RETES ? )
45 All enraged men row (5) : ??K?? ( IRKED ? )
DOWN:
23 My mate hates spinach (5) : ?H??G
37 Trees in elmiest wood (5) : ?TM??
Thanks,Neveracrossword! Yes, I still have a few incorrect, but I am happy to state that I've just got the nom de plume of the author, so it's getting more and more interesting now. I'll be back if I need another nudge, but I would like to finish it on my own.