Times Book Of Crosswords

[barnaclebill58]

Please explain where the alia comes in this answer.
Bury Matilda, perhaps, right away , among other things . Ans Inter (bury) alia. I know that alia is within Matilda but that would leave mtd and can't see those letters come into "right away". Googled matilda but that hasn't helped. No doubt blindingly obvious.

[Lie-in King]

'Inter' (bury) + 'a lia(r)' ('r[ight]' away) (?)

https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/matilda/

[JJ109]

I don't know whether this is relevent or not, but

A "matilda" is also a bushman's possessions carried whilst travelling.
essentially "things" or "alia"

but that then doesn't explain the "right away".
Sorry, can't help any further!

[JJ109]

Ignore me!

[barnaclebill58]

Thanks Lie in King . I would never have got that ever. I'd love to have the thought process of "Matilda -ah yes from the poem of that name -she was a liar so there we are " .

[aelmpvw]

too obscure for my little grey cells as well bill