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Hi Les, check the preamble regarding 8 Proper Nouns, 3 Foreign, 1 abbreviation etc. If you check them off 1 by 1 it should help with both your missing 2 and 42 across.
I also have a double digit figure.

That's what I have, provided they don't have to be consecutive.
Les: One is the usual Roman numeral thing (partly) and the other is hidden (at least that's what I see).

much appreciated syzygy. the top half took a while to crack. 45a and 6d among others stuck out for me.
haven't done the counting yet and don't really get 42 but enjoyed it.

...just clicked re. 42a.

Sorry folks, but it's a one-digit number.

Are you certain syzygy, not counting 1 across , I get 12; 3 running West, 1 East, 5 North, and 1 each North West, South East and South West. If you assume the bottom left square has co-ordinates (0,0) I'll list them if it helps.

i've still not counted but, the way i was going to approach it looks to be the same as Ginge has done.

...although i might include 1a

Ah! I didn't think of looking for diagonals, so I had 9 (without 1a) also. Haven't spotted them yet, though.

Yikes. I had 15, but assumed the letters didn't have to be consecutive. Some read right to left and bottom to top, but are in a single row or column.