Spectator N0.2489

[Matakari]

Good morning! Some curious Unclueds from Doc today.
I have the unclued name, but need to solve a few normal
clues before continuing. Answers/Hints for the following
would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

ACROSS:
43 Posts across the water for game school principals ( 11 ):
????G?H?AD?

DOWN:
9 Engineers leave clandestine group ( 4 ) : S?C?
25 Friendliness of girl full of sex appeal ( 5 ) : AM??Y ( AMITY )?
28 Deviation two ways in catapult ( 7 ) : SLE?IN? ( SLEWING ) ?
37 Dig, putting pressure on stick ( 4 ) : ?RO? ( PROD ) ?

[bobbinwales]

43a probably ends in HEADS

[bobbinwales]

sect (secret minus RE)

[bobbinwales]

37 P + ROD

[bobbinwales]

25 AMITY ( IT in AMY)

[bobbinwales]

slewing - E(ast) & W(est) in Sling

[bobbinwales]

bridge + head

[cashier]

43 Bridgeheads

[Matakari]

Thanks, Bobbinwales and Cashier! This one I forgot to
include in my query.

23(A) Daughter actress Jane, who travels with Santa (6):
D?S?E?

I have DASHER, but this seems to spoil my 20D which I thought could be DOG COLLAR
Thanks again!

[bobbinwales]

d asher

[bobbinwales]

what was clue for 22d and your letter's?

[novalis]

22 down is thematic. Collar is right but think of the boy who didn't grow up,

[Matakari]

Bobbinwales, for 20D ( a thematic ), I have: ?A?CO?LAR
Thanks!

[bobbinwales]

youll get it now from novalis hint

[LancastrianOik]

You need to get the full name of the character whose surname is unglued at 42a, then think of a synonym.

All the answers are listed in "Brewers".

[Matakari]

Thanks, bobbinwales, Novalis, LancastrianOik! Have the full name of the character. On my way to working out the other unclueds. Pity I do not possess Brewers!

[Matakari]

Now that I’ve completed the grid, excepting all the Unclueds, and
have the full unclued name, it’s still quite hazy as to how to link
everything. As far as the four unclued lights of two words each,
I have: 11 A, 22 A, 35 A and 20 D
Are these correct?
I am going to have a good, long stare at the whole thing again to
see if I can make sense of it. Thanks!

[roslyn251254]

11a is split 3,6
22a Think Beatrix Potter
35a 3,5
20d you have that one almost...
You can put the 5 letter word in front of all the unclued

[roslyn251254]

PS ...you don't really need Brewer .. I think most can be googled or use the universal crossword solver ...free..

https://crossword-solver.org/

[roslyn251254]

you ca also look here...
https://www.crosswordsolver.org/forum/795447/offset/10

[Matakari]

Many thanks, Roslyn! I see the links now. I thought
22A was 2 words. You say my 20D is almost right...I have
2 words here, the first begins with P, the second with C
and ends with R. What's wrong? So, I'm missing one
unclued light of 2 words?