Having avoided last week's I'm now resuming myy normal spot: miles behind, a completed grid and struggling to make sense of the theme.
Let's ask for a hint or two - as clearly the Premier Division have all finished.
For 9 across does the letter 'b' convert to 've' and for one down does 'ot' convert to 'ed'? - and why? Are we into a foreign language?
Also there is a name of an actor in the second row. Is this one of the answers.
I've spent ages getting no where so feel comfortable appealing!