A Light Hearted Quiz by Apex

 A Light-Hearted Quiz by Apex

The 12 unclued words of the perimeter (reading clockwise from square No.19, followed by   17 (3 words), 33 (2 words), 10 (2 words) and 45 appeared in a recent magazine article about 13 down, 39. Each clue contains a definition (one word or more and a mixture of the letters of the required answer beginning with the beginning or ending with the end of a word in the clue. Unchecked letters entered in the shaded squares could give - REFERENCE - H. I. KHAN. 

Across
   9 Which girl opened a Children's Home? (4)
  11 What prig always wore a turban? (5)
  13 Who first called Auberon a dandy? (4)
  14 Who tends to scoff at Eton College? (3)
  15 How did the Earl of Orrery blunder? (5)
  16 How did an American crowd stop the traffic? (4)
  19 Who paid for the prizes Peer gave to chap? (7)
  23 Who followed a big noise into a brothel? (6)
  25 who managed to keep a young horse afloat? (4)
  26 Who went to dig in Emmerdale Farm? (14)
  28 What was too much for poets at Roedean? (3)
  29 Who spotted the nightingale in the meadow? (3)
  31 What men of the cloth did Ely inspire? (6)
  32 What did Tzara add to the artistic movement? (4)
  36 Who made a hacking-jacket out of an Arab's cloth? (5)
  38 Why couldn't qualified bookies place a bet? (7)
  40 What was struck in Uncle Tom's cabin? (5)
  44 What did a fraulein think of Becker's service? (3)
  46 What animal was rescued by Leander? (5)
  49 What should those who peep be prepared to shower? (8)
  51 Who inspired the impounders of cattle? (7)
  52 Who would cheer up after winning a game? (6)
  55 What messenger would always open the letters? (4)
  56 Who recommends artificial silk for any occasion? (5)

 D own
  1 How did the disabled captain dance the habanera? (4)
  2 What Latin character had a truant been? (6)
  3 Which Aesop fable begins poetically? (4)
  4 Which artist painted the Sailor King? (3)
  5 What is the last resort of a minor planet? (4)
  6 Where is the Artistic Quarter in Scotland? (4) 
  7 How did Franz Lehar cure his insomnia? (4)
  8 Who wrote the life story of an idiot? (3)
  12 Who blamed chlorosis for her strange screen kiss? (13)
  18 Who wrote the song about Delilah? (4)
  20 How did Anthony Hope become a writer? (3)
  21 What chieftain received the Order of Merit? (4)
  22 Where is the icon Zulus made from a block of stone? (5)
  23 Who would be sent to judge competitions? (4)
  24 Which boat-builder fell on hard times? (4)
  27 What is a do or die type of socket? (6)
  30 What principle did Box and Cox aim to uphold? (5)
  34 What author would always give one a kiss? (4)
  35 Who would dash around Petticoat Lane on a Sunday? (4)
  37 Who rolls out the barrel in the G.K. Chesterton tale? (3)
  41 What towers of Ilium enhanced the environment? (6)
  42 What bacterium made the oribi very ill? (6)
  43 Who wrote two pages about Shakespeare's skin disease? (6)
  48 What did the Great Dane find in the valley? (4)
  50 What roue was sentenced by a kangaroo court? (4)
  53 What would the ABC teacher measure? (3)
  54 What fabulous bird crossed the Atlantic? (3)