Inquisitor 1558

[Ripper]

Nearly there! Just need help with some wordplay (some of these may have a misprint in the definition)
7 down: Once out, uplifting gesture of salutation (not in the morning) (4) ALAS?
19 down: Returned money - rupee - that is found in Indian fare (5) NITRE?
22 down: Better looting position held by one showing promise (8) COMELIER?
And lastly (I have the album & tracks) 6 across: Three got into fighting with ----? Could be stupid - i.e. (track 7) (6) SAMSON? - but why?
Thanks in advance.

[scorpiojo]

7 Sala(am) reversed

[scorpiojo]

Better looking?

Comer- one showing promise
Lie - position

[scorpiojo]

Is the answer to 3 relevant to 6a?

[scorpiojo]

Tin (money) reversed, + re (rupee)

[roslyn251254]

7d yes ...salaam is the gesture of salutation , minus am (morning) then reversed
19d yes but i can't parse it either ..possibly defn is in Indian FIRE
22d yes beter looKing is the defn .. lie is the position inside comer (one showing promise)
yes samson ...track 7 ...is "The man's strong"

[Ripper]

Thank you scorpiojo & roslyn251254

[fishbonealic]

Pah. Always hope for a theme about classic modern music (it being my passion and only subject I know inside out) and it has to be about this album, perhaps the worst of the past X years. A record that is not only a dreadful dirge of bland mediocrity, but was also the soundtrack to the excesses of it era (rant over). Nevertheless another ingenious and satisfying puzzle. Well done Nudd.

[fiction-factory]

I assume it was Brothers in Arms (track 7 is actually The Man's Too Strong)

[ProfessorMaisie]

I think 6ac is a compound anagram -
THREE GOT INTO ('fighting' is the anagram indicator) 'with' SAMSON = ''ie + The man's too strong'' ('could be stupid' is the anagram indicator for the second string of letters).