The real quest was for the HOLY GRAIL (highlighted in grid), but the failed quest sought four more-or-less homophones. Clues included redundant words that could be prefaced by a homophone of SIR (27 across) to form new words, and could thus be thought of as the names of participants.
ACROSS
1 MOAB; a in mob; SURVIEW
4 HORSESHOE; horse’s hoe; SURPRISE
12 A PRIORI; prior in A1
13 LOOFA; a fool (all rev.)
14 HOLLY GRUEL;
18 EEN; (s)een; SURCOAT
19 OTHERS; (B)others; SURREAL
21 PHARYNX; anag. + n(I)x
22 ROOMY; roo my!
23 LECH; hidden; SURBASE
25 ISLED; I sled; SURMOUNT
28 OCHRE; ch. in ore
29 BOSN; n sob (all rev.)
30 YOOPS; OO in spy (all rev.)
32 FLYAWAY; fly away
34 YAOURT; a in your t
36 BIG; I in GB (rev.); SURTITLE
39 HOARY GROWL;
40 SLEEK; keels (rev.); SURROUND
41 ARTEGAL; a + anag. + l
42 KEY STAGES; stage in keys
43 ADRY; anag.
DOWN
1 MAHZORIM; ham (rev.) + zo + rim
2 OPORTO; 0 port 0
3 BILGE; e.g. Lib (all rev.)
5 ORGY; (P)orgy
6 RIRE; R ire; SURCEASE
7 SOUTHERLY; the in sourly; SURCINGLE
8 SOLAR; L in soar
9 HOLEY GHOUL;
10 OFTENER; (s)oftener
11 EARN; ear n; SURPASSING
15 WHOLLY GREY;
16 CRY DOWN; yd. in Crown
17 MACOYAS; c/o in Mayas
20 SASSARARA; sass a ra-ra
21 PLINY; oin in ply; SURCHARGE
24 FESTALLY; anag. in fly
26 SILICLE; anag. inc. I
31 PREWAR; p rewar(d)
33 ASHES; (D)ashes
35 OCREA; hidden; SURPLUS
36 BASK; B ask; SURFACE
37 DRAG; D rag; SURNAME
38 EYRE; r in eye
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