Ev 1744

[hankir]

I have the author and the quote.
Wordplays have one extra letter.

Not sure of:
21. Triads guarding stone base back training arrangements (9)
H is extra in word play.
22. Queen not party to meagre grant (4)
S is extra. ?ENK

I am not sure where the cryptic representation is but it could be in the bottom half where one entry has to be changed to make a word from the quote.
Thanks.

[novalis]

21 - Def is 'training arrangements' - Training for plants
22 - Def is mean - 7 letter word for meagre minus first letter and the usual abbreviation for our current queen.
Next to bottom row for the cryptic representation.

[novalis]

Sorry - 22 def is grant, not mean.

[hankir]

Thanks novalis.
My 34a was wrong. Gave me a K instead of a D.

I did figure out the row to be changed. I think there are two blank cells after the change. Making one down entry non-word.

[novalis]

I don't have any blank cells and I have the non-word across rather than down.

[hankir]

Thanks novalis.
Back to the endgame.

[novalis]

It is a cryptic representation with 2 of the 5 words being indicated by single sound-alike letters.

[hankir]

Thanks novalis.