Saga Cryptic May 2021

[newoldboy]

12a meeting person endlessley behind on tax
20a an expert on the subject of china ,for example (tea master)?
help please

[emmie]

do you have number of letters?

[newoldboy]

12a t-n-t-r
20a t-a,-a-t-r

[aelmpvw]

can't make anything from t?n?t?r?

[aelmpvw]

ignore the last question mark :-)

[emmie]

nor could i,

[newoldboy]

looks as if ive gone wrong on other answers,time to recheck
thanks for trying

[freeston99]

tryster
tea master

[newoldboy]

many thanks freeston99 my 5d adolescent youth initially makes very little ,i put tween which i suspected may be wrong

[rodders123]

5d)teeny

[newoldboy]

thanks rodders,obvious when im told,another of my brain lockdown s

[dannyk13]

12a. Number of letters and any placed?
20a Yes

[dannyk13]

ignore my post

[Cryptomaniac]

Wondering if 20 ac should be tea taster - maybe just because this is a more familiar term to me than tea master?

[Mamyalynne]

A tea master is to tea what a sommelier is to wine: an expert who can identify the drink's origin, aromas, mouthfeel, and much more.

[Cryptomaniac]

Thanks, Mamya. Sounds good - except the things you describe a tea master doing are exactly what a taster would do. And isn’t a sommelier more of a wine waiter than a total wine buff?

[Mamyalynne]

Let us know which is right when the solutions are published.

[Cryptomaniac]

Will do.