Inquisitor 1162

[Ripper]

Well, as per usual I've got the grid filled in, but..............
appart from parliament & onion I'm not sure of any of the other unclued entries.
Can anyone nudge me in the right direction, especially the word starting second row down, top left starting with M - I'm thinking this may be a name?
Any help gratefully appreciated!

[Ardboe]

Michelson? really struggling with this Inquisitor!

[stymied]

Keithsolver has (in error?) given a good clue earlier -- although I still can't
complete the 'Michelson1' group (iif indeed that's what it is); the theme is fairly easy
and will give the missing link.

[s436]

Perhaps some other MIC*ELSON possibilities...

[Sparafucile]

I'm stuck as well.
Could be Mickelson as there are possibly 2 other golfers.
Can't find Keithsolver's post,any clues would be appreciated.

[Sparafucile]

As usual,as soon as I ask for help the penny drops!
My Mickleson guess was right and the theme word is a charade of 4 elements hinted at by the groups of unclued entries.(4,3,4,4)

[Ripper]

I'm still mystified! But I'll work on Michelson (never heard of him before)
Is one group to do with food? I've got steak, onions and banana - don't fancy that meal myself!
Thanks for your help

[Sparafucile]

Hi Ripper,
It's Mickelson(with a K),there are 2 other golfers,which make up one group of 3.
You need another golfer to make up the second part of the charade.
As stymied said earlier,if you find keithsolvers post,there is a pretty good hint for the first part of the charade.
It is a 15 letter word you are looking for.I don't want to mislead anyone with the enumeration given for the 4 parts of the charade.
ONION and BANANA are part of the same group,STEAK is in a different group.

[Ripper]

Thank you Sparafucile
I'll have another go at it
Cheers!

[Sparafucile]

Good luck!

[Indy-trier]

When I saw Keithsolver's post the penny dropped - so thank you. Great fun. I've now solved the groups, 15 letter word and every clue apart from 8D. I do have an answer but can't find it in Chambers or anywhere else. The only other answer I can think of makes the last letter in 19A wrong. Any tips please?

[snikwal]

Hi indy-trier. Look at the last three letters of gardens then follow the word play through culminating in e(centre of Kew). The resulting word is in Chambers meaning a very distinctive shape to a leaf. This solution in my case confirms the e as last letter for 19a. Hope this helps. Glad to hear you have got the fifteen letter word!

[Indy-trier]

Thanks Snikwal. I was using the Latin plural for 10A and mislead myself! I am now happy and ready to tackle the next one tomorrow!

[s436]

All done here. But how on earth do Phil and Martin help to give PLES? I can just about see CASEY working, since Paul sounds a bit like PLE.

In general I thought this one felt quite thin. For example, the 15-letter word has nothing to do with the puzzle, so it's hardly a theme. I wonder if it was a case of the editor having to stand in at the last minute.

[s436]

Why does the penny drop the second one hits "Submit"? It's ELS of course.

Still, not a vintage week for Inquisitor.