Spectator 2220

[Matakari]

Stuck on these, some help will be appreciated, please:
17 a City guides in conversation (5) S?E??
21a Killing time, polecats mauled mollusk(7):E????O?
27 a Greatest possible bird unsurpassed hitherto(7, hyphened):E??????E?
8d Troubleshooters(shooters with a difference) (9): ?ES??????
31d Carried by horse is able one-time top Tory(6, two words):??CAN?

Many thanks, I should move on from here now!

[dannyk13]

17a.Leeds (sounds like leads)
21a.Escalop

[Svejk]

31. Ducann

[Svejk]

Du Cann

[kayakamina]

8d Resolvers

[kayakamina]

27a All time

[kayakamina]

8d is revolvers (shooters) with a difference

[Matakari]

Many thanks, all!

[Matakari]

HINTS for the following will be appreciated, please!

36a Poetry to irritate snubbed nursemaid(5): R?M?A
5d Erring impiously twice I forfeited heaven(7): ?L?????
6d Bat Leslie wielded adding runs(7): ?E????S
19d Anything in red upset child(8): ?A?T?T?R
29d Bard's earnestly astute crossing street(6): ?I?TL?

And a confirmation for the correct letters in the following, please!

10d P?E?S?E?D?ME
16d ????EME?
42a A???S?E??N
43a ?L?H

Many thanks in advance!

[Neveracrossword]

You have a letter wrong in 10 D, 16 D and 42 A.

You have a letter wrong in 36 A, 19 D and 6 D.

5 D is an anagram, with the two 'i's removed from 'Impiously'.

Will this be enough to get you 'moving on'?

[scorpiojo]

29 four letter word for earnestly, around St

[Matakari]

Sure, I've got all the unclued lights, the author and his poem! But I'm still stuck on a few for which I am seeking some more HINTS, thank you!

30a Jokes about lair provoking animals(7): RODENTS?
36a Poetry to irritate snubbed nursemaid(5): R?B?? ( RUBIA? )

22d Resort is in France or in Israel?(7): ?STO??L
33d Lapp has friend netting bass(5): ??BMI

Many thanks for all the help!

[toalisi]

rodents
rubia
estoril
sabmi

[Neveracrossword]

30 Rodents is Rots/jokes, with den/lair inside.

22 You need a three-letter word, French, for 'is' and the two-letter word in the clue and a two-letter abbreviation for Israel.

[Matakari]

Many thanks for all the help!

[Neveracrossword]

You're welcome.

PS See you next week!

[Matakari]

Ciao! Have a great week-end and see you next week!

[turast]

36 Ac RUB AI(a)
Persian verse form. Singular of RUBAYAT