Bad Actors by Pandiculator
The two unclued entries, whose unchecked cells could form CUE JARS, are actors who both played a role in an episode of a TV show. They formed part of what is spelt out by first letters of extra words present in each across clue.
Solvers must thematically treat both entries, as in the source material, preserving real words or names. 11 contiguous cells formed of two entries must be highlighted, which give a thematic treatment of the novice, perhaps indicative of her level of enthusiasm towards proceedings.Across
1 Unclued (12, two words)
11 Excursions in morning and afternoon going south curtailed (7, two words)
13 High flyer and Polish academic taken in by two universities (5)
15 Navy men for example backing old hawks (4)
16 Miser organised educational clubs (5)
17 Oil company insurance giving perfect excuses for court absence (7)
19 Difficulty: one expert lecturer, a European, for madder family (9)
22 Endlessly longs to bring affection to someone (4)
23 Leave young parrot that occasionally predicts PM? (8, two words)
25 Ed's gone partly astray, electorate go elsewhere (4)
27 Duke caught Muslim leader piddling (4)
28 Setter's income generation idea (5)
29 Windsor informally suppressing noise that is from infants (4)
30 Country lad weed in Yemen with rector (4)
32 Drug at first ingested by chaotic roomies isn't old Iberian bread (8)
33 Institute regularly guarded by statute law (4)
35 Easily accessible appetiser — objective at busy restaurant? (9)
37 Nietzsche's ideal chap snores too much on ship (7)
40 Alas, in Dublin, other half initially ruins joke (5)
41 Thin old iron Cypriot coins recalled (4)
42 Canaries versus Ipswich primarily removed from public talks (5)
43 Love to transmit entertaining current affairs (7)
44 Volatile leaders fluster chief editor (12)
Down
2 Muscles almost come to a standstill when climbing (4)
3 Ed's inexperienced and very sassy from time to time (4)
4 Jaw angles concealed in certain ogres retreating (5)
5 Vermouth leads to awkwardly sweaty palms (4)
6 Lost again, lost in dreams of returning? (9)
7 Apportioned half of beer and wine, supporting miners (8)
8 Almost certain rheumatoid arthritis is equine illness (5)
9 Take Boris out for Italian officer (6)
10 Functioning part from circuit, in essence, networked externally (11, two words)
12 In Galloway, staggered couple nearly eaten by livestock first to depart (9)
14 Unclued (11, two words)
18 They have space on vital committees (9)
20 Vigour of institute caught between two bishops (4)
21 Group of boffins playing role of Anglo-Saxon kingdom in ad, eating together (9)
24 Greediest little swines given tons (8)
26 Fashion out of age is rubbish (4)
31 Pen as in a stunted outgrowth (6)
34 Indian grass and Scottish wool imported into South Africa (5)
36 Delivered river's local riddle (5)
37 Exercise to replace duke in old vessel (4)
38 SA sack one in mire (4)
39 Nothing in beer is succulent (4)
To enter this competition, input your solution into the website at https://cc.vellender.com before 8th November 2026. The first correct entry drawn from the hat will receive a book from the Chambers range, which has been donated by Chambers.
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