Azed 2,399

[AMartinP]

4d: Pile? Team could be set up with this: ama?s. Amass? To pile up, yes, but can anybody, please, explain the rest?

[elliemay1]

Just bumping this up

[JJ109]

am "as" S
ie replace the "am" in team for "s" and it becomes tes (set up)

[elliemay1]

very clever!

[JJ109]

Thanks Ellie, the Azed today is a bit unusual. I have quite a few answers that I know are correct, but am struggling to parse.

[AMartinP]

Thank you all very much - devious, to say the least. No wonder I couldn't work it out.

[elliemay1]

Why not post them jj and see if we can help?

[depresion]

I'm on the last one (I think - tho' ...) 31a Property worth viewing I omitted from requests (6, 2 words) I have DDS?ES. Thanks!

[JJ109]

OK Elliemay
16a Frass (I think) F _ _ SS
Clue
Larval excreta (frass) frequently found on turnip (5)
I don't have Chambers - is RASS somethng to do with turnips?

[JJ109]

I have Des Res (desires)

[dannyk13]

Des res-desires(requests) minus i

[scorpiojo]

Fr(equently) ass (turnip/fool)

[Mamyalynne]

For Ellie

https://uploads.guim.co.uk/2018/06/02/2,399_June03.pdf

[JJ109]

Thanks Jo

[scorpiojo]

https://lingomash.com/slang-meanings/19428/slang-meaning-of-turnip

Welcome, JJ :)

[JJ109]

20d - I have MASJID ....
Mosque servant (female) admitting Jesuits (6)
mosque (masjid) = maid (female servant) around SJ (JJ or JS I could understand - why SJ?)

[dannyk13]

SJ - Society of Jesus = Jesuits

[elliemay1]

Jesuits=Society of Jesus, SJ

[JJ109]

Thanks Danny - I'm not having a very good day!

[JJ109]

...and thanks also Ellie!