Iq 1599

[hankir]

Need help:
Clues have an extra letter in wordplay.

34d. Delirious cries from Dawn, welcoming promise to pay up (5)

29d. Max had this name long ago – rang a bell when we heard it (6) Extra letter could be T.

39d. Deadly snakes Indian ascetic made to rear with rising note (4)
Naia? What is the parsing?

Also the assertion stops at 32d. Leaving 4 clues for initial of the speaker/writer. But he has only 3 initials.

I have no idea about the two words in the grid the preamble mentions.

Thanks

[Neveracrossword]

The author has four initials. I had to check online - it's very American. The last one should help you parse 39 Down.
I have no idea about the two words in the grid. I just ignored that.

[Neveracrossword]

34 The definition is 'delirious cries'. You need a 'promise to pay' (up = direction of the answer, it's a Down clue) inside an originally three-letter 'dawn'.

[Neveracrossword]

29 I'm happy with my answer, but can't parse it for you. You're right about the T.

[hankir]

Thanks Neveracrossword.
I knew 34d with v in second position. I should have looked up the alternate spelling.
I guess suffix is counted as one of the 4 letters.
I still cannot parse 39d.

My cross letters give me 29d as two words.
I also cannot parse 17a and 43a. But have the answers.
I found two examples in the grid,both 3 words.

[Neveracrossword]

The letters you have for 39+ the extra letter lead to an Indian ascetic. The word's reversed, goes up (made to rear) and 'rising note' means the N moves position... ending up with your snakes. I hope that makes sense!

[hankir]

Thanks NAC.
I should know the Indian ascetic very well.
I think it is unfair to have that term for ascetic for most non-Indians.
I missed that the N was rising,

[Neveracrossword]

Hankir, glad my explanation made sense! I think I've met the ascetic before … in crosswords.