DT Toughie 89

[BigDave44]

17d Poem's conclusion that will enthrall me in another way (8) EN?Y?I?N The answer I have - it's a poem by Keats, but the full wordplay has eluded me all day. As it's a quiet night on here, I thought I would see if the experts can help.

[elcee45]

endymion

[elcee45]

Sorry not an expert just a stab in the dark :))

[BigDave44]

That is the right answer, I've known that since 1 o'clock this morning.

It's the wordplay I'm after. I don't like publishing answers on the index page, which is why I left it out.

[elcee45]

Too complex for me :))
It never ceases to amaze me how you can all explain how you break down and explain the answers.

[sedge47]

I puzzled over the wordplay for this one, too. The best I could come up with (not very satisfactory!!) was:
conclusion = end
enthrall = hold in bondage = include
mi = alternative spelling of me
yon = that way = not this way, so another way.

[BigDave44]

That's more or less what I came to, but it doesn't give you the closure that you get with most clues. I asked on my blog if anyone had any better ideas, but no response as yet.

[sedge47]

Yes - it's not a satisfying solution. By the way, did you see pegcart's answer to the "apple tart" query on the DT Cryptic. I can't believe that I, and several others, missed that!

[BigDave44]

Yes, I did, and I had to rush to change what I had posted on crosswordendsinviolence.wordpress.com - not my blog, but one hosted by author James Cary to promote his book.

[BigDave44]

Was there a misprint in this clue (from the online version)?

11d Crude person�s crude endearment in upset again, mistakenly encompassing Queen (9)

I thought it should be "is upset" to indicate reversal of "luv". The anagram indicator for "again" is "mistakenly".

[sedge47]

It's "in" in my printed version too. I think it's a misprint.

[Sarrie]

I THINK YON = THAT and
ME=MI musically