52a apply fertiliser to surface soil 3,5 TOP ----S 45d disreputable bunch 3,3 B-- LOT 10d being subject to, or oppressed by 5,5 -Y-N- -N-E- 49d old english historian 4 ---e
40 across - a target too broad to be missed - 4 & 4, _a_n, d_o_ 41 across - a genuine but not great writer of verse - 5 & 4, m_n_r, _o_g thanks for any help