Ev 1563

[hankir]

A letter MAY have to be removed from the clue before solving.

1. Heartless American policeman lying about account of events (6) REPORT? why?
30. Prisoner requires this amount to be added to stop (5)

The wordplay MAY give an extra letter.
1d. Reference part of speech that has a resounding effect (6)
5. English University dons shed light on place (4) Lieu? why?
27. Powerful piece from Cots (5) Queen from size of bed and Chess?

Thanks.

[Neveracrossword]

1 Trooper, American policeman loses the middle (heartless) O.
30 (Ho) Stage, prisoner- drop the 'a' in 'amount', so mount - horse

[Neveracrossword]

1 A... and 'about' means to reverse it.

27 I'm sure you meant to type Cats? Queen.
1 D.,Reverb, has a resounding effect. Re, reference and Verb, part of speech.

[Neveracrossword]

5 E, English and U, university takes on, dons Li(t), shed light (I think - I didn't round up all the letters).

[Neveracrossword]

I'm just being cautious here, in case I didn't lay out my answers very well. In 1 Across, that O isn't 'removed from the clue', it's involved in wordplay. 30 A does, as said, have a letter removed before solving.

[hankir]

Thanks NAC.

I found 16a confusing. Too many words to describe a bird.

I have the book from across letters. (3, 8,3)

Now to find the author etc.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Hankir. Yes, I wasn't very keen on 16 A, it seemed to go on a bit, too long!

[bobbinwales]

Was Cots not the clue then...seems as good (or not) as Cats. Am thinking the 'size of bed; explanation means hankir saw clue as COTS??

[Neveracrossword]

Bobbinwales, 27nD was definitely Cats, italicised in the clue.

[bobbinwales]

Thanks, I had'nt seen it.... was just puzzled by the 'size of bed' explanation. These seeme babit beyond me but how does Cats work- is it a queen cat or from the musical (only songs I know are Memerys or Mr Mstophelees

[Neveracrossword]

27. I think the "size of bed' was just Hankir wondering...

[hankir]

I misread Cats as Cots.
The printed version had very small fonts.

In US size of beds are King and Queen.

NAC, I realize my 2d is wrong. Hint please.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Hankir. For 2 D, there's a five-letter 'added' and then a two-letter word meaning... a thing, quality, something not specified, 'je ne sais quoi'. That leads to 'essence' in French, of Paris.