Crossword Clue

[JeremyinLyon]

TLS crossword no 1572 : I've solved everything, but I'm completely stumped by 19 ac. : "Persian who wrote lyrics for Blue and INXS originally. (4 letters)." I have S - D - . "Saadi" is too long and I don't see a BI connection. Hmmm.

[Lie-in King]

Sadi (also "Saadi") - 'sad (blue) I(NXS; originally)'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saadi_Shirazi

[JeremyinLyon]

Ah, I see! Thanks, Lie-in King. I fell into the trap of applying 'originally' to both Blue and INXS. Also, I didn't know that 'Saadi' could be 'Sadi'. Anyway, thanks again.

[Lie-in King]

You're welcome, Jeremy 🙂