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11 D. Squit robs factories (9)
??????ll?
(Have been trying to fit in something that ends 'mills' but am getting nowhere.)
9 D. Foxglove is beset by empty bottles and jars? (13,two words,one hyphened)
??n??e???e???
Any help/clues/nudges would be very welcome.

Persevere with mills

Dead men are bottles

For a sports fan this was an easy Speccie.

I've just got 9 Down unaided - never thought I'd be looking at plant catalogues! Will persevere with 11 D.
Thanks.

Should have said, my heart sank when I got 32/27.

Have completed the bottom half, but am having great difficulty with the top, and would appreciate any help.
2 D. Tapir obstructs matlows in four-wheeler (8) o??????s
(Not 100% certain of the 'o')
16 A. Board just passes over proposal (7)
e??????.

chips

Your O from 1a is wrong
The proposal in 16a is PLAN

Thanks, Tony.

Have finished - well, have got a completed grid. Will look for the forenames (mentioned in preamble) later.

Tony - for a non-sports fan NOT an easy speccie!! Got there in the end though with some good guessing & googling!

Can't quite see the wordplay for 24ac. I can see Charles, and I assume the rest of the answer is contained within "immaculate" to give the definition "sheep", but where does "thrice" fit in?