speccie 1950

[cruciverbals]

stumped on wordplay on : 30 down: puzzler displays cups and saucers but no vice. teaser or teaset?

40 across: Hooker in bedroom with prat; ????s

does 1 across unclued light which i think is gruel go with unclud 39 across -dish?


thankyou

[zita-green]

30d teaser(vice)

[zita-green]

40 brass

[zita-green]

Do you have 39a? I'm stumped on it.

[roslyn251254]

39a bareheaded
Can I have some help or hints with the unclued lights - I have GR?E?<<INNER<SHALLOW<COROLLA<BRACT< LEAF< DISH<C?I?S
Don't really understand what to do next??

[zita-green]

Nor me. I have 38a as bareheaded. What do you have for 39a?

[roslyn251254]

Sorry- handsturn

[cruciverbals]

I had child 33 down to go with inner but obviously wrong now c?i?s

[kayakamina]

You should highlight 35a as it is an anagram of the words suggested by the four unclued pairings.

[zita-green]

Oh. I get it. Plants. 35a is anagram of petal

[roslyn251254]

Thank you K for your help!

[kayakamina]

Zita - 4 anagrams of leapt.

[cruciverbals]

I am still stumped as plate is a dish and I can make 33 down _chips and 1 across gruel?

[zita-green]

Thanks, K. PLATE?

[kayakamina]

A quickie as I'm off to the Rugby.

A plate is a shallow dish. Also look at Tepal, Pelta & Palet

cruciverbals ..1a Green

[roslyn251254]

palet = inner bract, petal = corolla leaf, plate = shallow dish but what about green/greek c?i?s?

[tenflags]

In his rush I'm afraid K "may" possibly have given you an unintentional mislead ?
look at Sepal, and not Pelta and I think that will put you straight on the correct associations.

[zita-green]

I'm still stuck. Chambers gives TEPAL as an undifferentiated calyx/corolla and PELTA as a Greek light shield. Thanks for 39a, Roslyn

[dr b]

tenflags: sepal is not an anagram of 35a!

I have PLATE - shallow dish,
PETAL = corolla leaf (exactly def. in chambers)
PALET = inner bract,
LEPTA = Greek coins (the smallest ancient Greek coin, translated ‘mite’ in the New Testament (pl lepˈta))

[roslyn251254]

Thanks dr b - lthought they were all to do with petals leaves & plant terminology. Lets hope next weeks isn't quite as puzzling!

[tenflags]

thank you dr b
TEPAL was the anagram I was using which is defined as a PETAL or SEPAL the later given to look up) of which is stated as "green leaf" - which would mean that "coils" (as whorls) would run with 'corolla' - again fits.
I much prefer your solution though - even though LEPTA does not seem to be in Chambers it is in the OED, and is a more direct fit.
Regards