9a catching game illegally P - A - - - - - [last four might be 'hand']
20a engine efficiency improver S - P - R - H - W - - - [super.....?]
41a insurance assessor - - - S/- D - U - T - R
53a a bet on multiple horses Y - N - E -
26a process of giving birth D - L - T - - - dilating?]