Spectator 2695

[pomona]

29d Swiss beak hearing avocat first (6) A?O?E?

[Maxxer]

11a is perplexing me. I have 'polemonium' as the light. The 'lemon' element is obviously there but I can't justify 'small fly buzzing round' Can anyone help ?

[Neveracrossword]

Maxxer, Pium is a fly, it's in Chambers and I think the O comes from 'round'. 

[Maxxer]

Thanks, Neveracrossword - seems one needs quite specific references these days

[Neveracrossword]

Maxxer, thanks. I stuck my answer in this morning, feeling safe only with the 'yellow' but sure it was correct -I went in search of full parsing only because of your query!

[PiffPoff]

35D Nick was a candidate before (5)

S?TA?

[PiffPoff]

The penny dropped immediately after posting!

[Tilly2]

Satan.

[Tilly2]

31d please. ?N?R?? (6)

Chap beheaded by waggish nihilist.

25d Song sung when drinking port. (8) 

Is it Brindisi?

[newmodarmy]

Well it is a port. I can't parse any of it though.

[Toorak]

Brindisi looks good - a song and a port

 

(m)anarch

[Tilly2]

Nor me. 😕

[Toorak]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brindisi_(music)

[Tilly2]

Ah! La Traviata. Thank you.

[Boethius]

I didn't manage to get 1D ??B??N?I?NISM Heresy Islam crushed involves Lilliputian sign ousting god. Or 1A ??CH? Pepper makes host back. Would be grateful for the answers. Many thanks in advance.

[Matakari]

Boethius, 1d is ALBIGENSIANISM
1a: ANCHO

[Boethius]

Thank you, Matakari

[Boethius]

Could I trouble you to parse 1D. Thanks again

[scorpiojo]

Is there a word missing from the clue? Ancho(r) (host) with last letter removed?

[scorpiojo]

...makes host back OFF

[Matakari]

There was not much parsing for me, Boethius, as I already had most of the letters (A?B?G?N?I?N?SM ) and then “sign” and “Islam” as parts of the answer.