Big Monday Express Crossword

[PaulaD]

Dish of Chinese-American origin whose name means 'mixed bits'

French phrase meaning 'in a group'

Song of lamentation for the dead

Technical name for the hipbone or joint

[hobbitess]

Song = dirge?

[EuanC]

chop suey

[hobbitess]

Last is coxae

[huggles]

Hip bone is Coxa

[EuanC]

en bloc

[hobbitess]

OOps I put the plural by mistake!

[earthakitten]

hipbone ... coxa xx

[teacher1]

en masse - in a group

[crofter]

The song for the dead could well be THRENODY.

[teacher1]

No. It's definitely dirge - I've done the crossword.

[crofter]

OKay - You have the advantage over me there.
I just recalled a moving poem called "Threnody to Hiroshima" and the word stuck in my brain.
It's so unusual in structure! Thanks for that!

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