Saga September

[tony keates]

Would appreciate help with:

1a. Goethe's dream, a problem for the psyche (6). I have T?????

21d. Rebuke Northern crowd, perhaps, quietly (6). I have blanks!

10d. Labour requiring a change in current ways (6,7). I have ????A? S?????? 

[Allen Crisp]

First one is "trauma"

[tony keates]

Thanks - that was quick!

[Quizmonster]

21d. Monysh. If that is the answer, I think the setter is taking the mickey rather! That word is an ancient version of (ad)monish = rebuke. 'Mony' is the Scottish equivalent of 'many' = a northern crowd and 'sh' = quietly. What do you think?

10d Looking at the structure you present, it occurs to me that the answer might be 'normal service' which could mean 'current ways'. However, I don't see how it fits the rest of the clue. Do you?

[tony keates]

I'm inclined to think that THREEP is right for 21d. It fits with PANGLOSS at 29a. As for 16d, the A in the first word is correct and the second word ends with S (from PANGLOSS). OH, how puzzling!

[Quizmonster]

Oh yes, I like 'threep' for 21d, linking the words 'rebuke' and 'northern' rather than the words 'northern' and 'crowd'. That is definitely the answer they're looking for, I'd say. Isn't it odd, though, that both connections produce a conceivable answer, though only just conceivable in the case of 'monysh'?!

You haven't mentioned 16d before here, so I'm not sure where it fits in.

[tony keates]

Sudden inspiration, Quizmonster, on 16d. - AUGEAN STABLES - which opened new approaches to other clues!

[tony keates]

Sorry! I meant 10d NOT 16d!