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Eugene... for 42a you’re correct, three letter word for see (it’s in Bradford’s but not Chambers) around m. For 46a, a 4 letter old word for give, around (boxes) an archaic sixpence, minus the first T. Last two words are the definition

Thanks buddy and merenz. I was not familiar with the see = diocese definition.

Finally limped over the line thanks to all your help. Can't parse 26 across though. I have the right bird and missing letter. What am I missing?

I'm still stuck on 21, 30 and 33. I saw merenz's post at #67 for 30 about taking an L out of a word. I presume from the wordplay that it is one of two Ls but I cannot 'crack' it.

mullingar it's the IVR for Burundi around a two letter word which is more commonly known as an ancient city but which Chambers defines as original.

Thank you. Couldn't find that IVR. Now exhale and time for a little bit of basking.

21 def is the first word. It has a letter added.
30 def is the last three words. Again it has a letter added.
33 def is the first three words and once more has a letter added.
None of the added letters is 'l'.

Sorry ukridge - with regard to 30 an 'l' needs to be removed from a short word for an old measure of cloth, surrounded by a four letter word for crack, in the unaltered version.

son1ofrover1 thank you. 21 is rather obvious really. Staring too long. As I say though for 30 I am pretty sure of the wordplay but just can't get the right word for 'crack' (please correct me if that is not the word I should remove an L from). Could you give me a hint as to what meaning of crack I should be looking for? For 33 I have no crosschecking letters at all even though I have solved all the crossing clues. Do none of the crossing clues feature in 33 or have I made a mistake?

Ah, just saw this