Spectator # 2473

[Matakari]

Good day, I'm on the ball and batting well with this interesting Doc
offering! I'm seeking HINTS only for the following to complete this one.
Many thanks in advance!

ACROSS:
14 17 regularly discloses gun? (3) : A??
9 We’re told Roman king suffers ruin (6) : LEE??S
41 Somewhat hairy local regulation within hospital sector (10) : PU?E?U?EN?

DOWN:
6 Sounds of inlets – or of disused hinges? (6) : CRE???
16 A short time in German wine valley (3) : A??
32 Scots love embracing liberal US actress (1.2) : ?LO

[Toorak]

41 - definition is ‘somewhat hairy’

[fiction-factory]

6d is a sounds like clue i think..

[Toorak]

32 definition is US actress - and archaic Scottish word for sweetheart around the usual abbreviation for liberal

[Neveracrossword]

9 Your L and E first E are wrong.

41 Your two Us are wrong

[roslyn251254]

14 .....regular letters from the answer to 17
9 LE is wrong at the beg

6d what do hinges do when they need oiling
16d abbrev for hour
32 Use the universal crossword solver with the letters you have...

[fiction-factory]

You can now paddle your own canoe for 6d

[Toorak]

Isn’t the first u in 41 correct?

[Neveracrossword]

16 An abbreviation (short) for 'time' , definition is a German wine valley.

[roslyn251254]

41 your letters are CORRECT
3 letter word for local hostelry, anagram of rule inside 3 letter hospital dept

[fiction-factory]

32 Jenny from the block. I'm not sure where the first letter comes from Scots though

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Toorak - I was scrolling up and down and looking at my grid... and messed up. Sorry, Matakari - but at least it's an easy puzzle this week. You might require help with the theme...

[Toorak]

Ff - for 32 the first and last letter form an archaic Scottish word

[fiction-factory]

Ah- got it now thanks Toorak.
I assumed the O came from love rather than the first two letters from sweetheart

[JJ109]

9a a sounds like for the Latin word for king

[Matakari]

Many thanks,Roslyn and others, sorry I messed up, too, there is no 9(A), I meant 19(A). For 6(D) I now have CREEKS and 32(D) UZO. Am I right. I am having a look at the other hints now. And I've got the theme, that's why I hinted that I was on the ball and batting well, Neveracrossword!

[roslyn251254]

32d your ?LO is correct ...you just need the 1st letter
https://crossword-solver.org/%3F,LO ...you'll soon find the actress from that short list
Yes creeks is good

[Neveracrossword]

Matakari, my 'you might need help with the theme' was slightly tongue in cheek. I should have added a smiley face ... if I'd known how to do that! Glad all the hints helped.

[Matakari]

Still somewhat in the dark with 14(A) ( A?? ) except my 4(D) is wrong: 4 Bard’s cave in western part of continent (5) (ANTRE ). For 19(A), I now have: 19 We’re told Roman king suffers ruin (6): W?E?KS
- A verification for 9(D) Ten teams sign new method of determining benefits (12, two words): ?E???TD?T?N? ( SECRET DATING )
- Thanks again for any further hints!

[Toorak]

9d - secret dating is wrong - it’s an anagram of the first 3 words in the clue

[Toorak]

19 look for the Latin word for king then a word that sounds like it and means suffers ruin