Call me pedantic but I would take issue with the answer to 30d. in the General Knowledge crossword. The clue is "gathering held after a funeral (4)" and the answer is WAKE. However, a wake is held before the funeral so that people can view the body of the deceased so it can't be held after the funeral because there's no body to be seen. Am I right?
//A Wake is an event which is normally held in the days leading up to a funeral but can also be arranged as an occasion for family to meet after the person has been buried. //
For the Irish a Wake begins at the time of death - clocks were stopped, mirrors covered and candles burned, there was weeping,singing and drinking too.
The word has evolved in other societies.
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Sunday Express Prize Crossword Sunday July 14Th 2019