Polymath 460

[safflower]

Hello all. I'm still stuck.
14a Painting style named after a fictitious German poet (11)? - i- d- r-e- e -. Impossible.
17a Is a north American cloakroom attendant called a checker? - h - c - e -?

[Lie-in King]

14a Biedermeyer
17a Yes!

[Lie-in King]

safflower, re your other post, thank you!

I did the FT crosswords today, but it's rare for me to have them - I took about an hour to get them done, so not effortless (though as you say, fun!)

You never ask for many answers, so less of the doing yourself down please! :-)

[safflower]

Thank you Lie-in King. I'm even more amazed if you've done the FT12836. It's really hard but as I've finished the Polymath I can concentrate now.

Have you noticed that the Polymath is always won by someone abroad? It's the only crossword I haven't won and I shan't rest until I have. If I do I'll let you know.

[Lie-in King]

Hang on! You're not getting away that easily - waddya mean "the only one you haven't won"?!

Nothing in my post for 9 loooong years...

Mutters unintelligibly to himself & refills vodka drip..."

[walcot]

Biedermeir

[walcot]

Biedermeier (amendment)

[Lie-in King]

Quite right walcot - slip of the mind! I put the right spelling in the grid, though...

Apologies safflower... my bad! :-(