Spectator 2596

[tedsgran]

Help please with highlighting "the word".....assume it's not in the grid because of how the preamble is worded??

[ProfessorMaisie]

Yes, it's outside the grid (9 letters).

[Neveracrossword]

You're correct, not in the grid... but on the page...

PS Wasn't this a good puzzle? Such a relief after last week!

[novalis]

Yes, a far cry from last week's.

[Tilly2]

Is there a spelling error at 8 dn?

[ProfessorMaisie]

There's an alt spelling with the '...ible' ending.

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Prof.

[Neveracrossword]

Hi, Tilly2. Are you enjoying this one?

[Tilly2]

Hi, Nac.
Erm? It's keeping me out of mischief. Probably done half of it so far.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Tilly2. It's quite satisfying, with none of the hitches and glitches of recent puzzles.

[Tilly2]

Can you help me with 4d please?

Pronounces letter often dropped, like certain G&S characters. (9)

aitch?

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Tilly - yes, the proper word for 'aitch' (and the G and S reference is to ... buccaneers).

[Tilly2]

Ah! Linguistics. Thank you, got it now.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Tilly2. I wasn't sure if you'd already got it, and your 'aitch' was a cryptic reference!

[tedsgran]

Thank you ...got it immediately after the hints!

[Neveracrossword]

Tedsgran, glad you got it. My hint wasn't up to much, just reiterating stuff!

[pomona]

which 3 go with the 1st syllable? I have 10d and 29d.....but can see 4 that would go with the 2nd syllable??

[ProfessorMaisie]

And 28d.

[ProfessorMaisie]

If one of your four is 16a, it's probably wrong (I think that one is a full definition, but cryptically so).

[ProfessorMaisie]

...there could be two possibilities for 38a (for the 2nd syllable) but I think the one beginning with 'c' isn't as good as the alternative.

[pomona]

Thanks