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4A Old lady hosting male Spanish virgin is stickler for rules ( 10)
G - A - - - - - - -

Would help a lot !
Thanks !

Grammarian, stickler for rules. Gran, old lady, with M, male and Maria, Spanish virgin (the Virgin Mary, I think inside. Gra m maria n.

Fab ! Merci bcp !

A couple more . . .
36A Warning nerd to return and get informed early ( 8 )
- O - E - N - W ( Foreknow ? Horrible word if it exists )

7D Sack magistrate in hearing ( 5)
R - A - E

43A Taste butter or jam, pieces needing rearrangement? (7)
T - - - R - M

Thanks again !

7 Reave - to sack, rob etc, and it sounds like (in hearing) reeve, magistrate.

36 Yes, Foreknow - it's in Chambers. Fore is the warning and Wonk is the nerd (to return = reverse it, so Know.).

43 Tangram, pieces needing rearrangement (I think it's a puzzle, I didn't check). Tang = taste = Ram = butter(as in something that butts!) or jam, shove.

You're all lovely !

Is 53A Dermatologist ( or what - ologist ?)
Someone who treats complaints superficially ?

40D Note about article better with digital enhancement ( 9)
M - N - - - - - -

Thanks, dandhh - but there's only me here just now!

53. Yes, Dermatologist.

40 Manicured, with digital enhancement, digits being fingers. Mi is the note, An is the article and Cured = better. M an I Cured.

Ah, yes they are all from you !

Should have got manicured . . .

Am still lacking 48A, 48D and 55A . . . do you need the detail ?

My dear old Mum died last month, nearly 97, but we used to do this xword together, and as you see, she was miles better than I am . . .

Glad I could help, dandhh. My copy of the paper is away with the recycling, so I'd need the clues to help further.

It's lovely that you and your mum got so many years of pleasure from doing this crossword together. I'm sure you'll find that the more puzzles you tackle on your own, the smarter you'll become - you soon pick up the little tricks (and booby traps!) that the setters use.