Inquisitor 1246

[x_word_fan]

Good fun but one left. 2d.

Song with legendary axeman up front. (5)

I have LA?LA

[Neveracrossword]

I could only come up with Layla - a song I vaguely remember!

[treetops1]

Layla

[x_word_fan]

Thanks - heard of that but thought (wrongly) it was Leila - can't see the wordplay though.

[Neveracrossword]

I've no real idea of the wordplay. I know Eric Clapton was a legendary axeman. I also noticed that it could be LAY/song+/with LA (LegendaryAxeman up front, initial letters)

[x_word_fan]

yes you are right - it is what they call a "and lit" clue where the wordplay is the whole clue and sois the definition. Thanks

[Neveracrossword]

I am totally useless with the technical terms (&lit,anagrind etc) but I think I must absorb some of it somehow!

[Indy-trier]

I've filled in the grid and sorted the punch lines but I'm stumped by the word play for 22A. Can anyone help me tidy up this loose end please?

[Indy-trier]

Forget my request about 22A. It's just clicked! Doh!!

[factor-fiction]

LAY (song) + L(egendary) +A(xeman) if the 'up front' means initial letters.

And Layla is a song with a egendary axeman (guitarist) up front doing the vocals

[factor-fiction]

Sorry- just realised that Neveracrossowrd said pretty much the same thing on Saturday

[Indy-trier]

Still on the subject of LAYLA I've been assuming that "song" was a misprint for "gong" as I think I need a G from either 1 or 2 down. I just assumed that "gong" might be slang for "name". This thread has made me look it up and I can't find my definition in Chambers! So which clue does provide the G? Any ideas gratefully received.

[factor-fiction]

Sorry I'm not familiar with this comp and I don't understand that. Do you need to find letters from the clues then rather than from the answer?
I'm sure the clue as stated is correct- song not gong.

[Indy-trier]

Hi factor30. I need to find G as a corrected misprint in the definition part of either 1D or 2D - and I've convinced myself that 1D has no misprint in its definition. Knowing me I could be wrong, but having totally finished this puzzle I know the G has to come from somewhere in that area.

[doorbell]

The G comes from 31 Ac (fourth word)

[TheBear69]

Am I mistaken or is one of the two entries we're supposed to highlight NOT normally clued? I.e. its clue has a misprint in the definition...

[Indy-trier]

Thank you Doorbell. I looked straight past that word!
Hi TheBear69. You're not mistaken (unless I am too). My across entry definitely has a misprint in its definition.

[Gregsdad]

Yes, the across half of the pair of words that yiled the punchline has a letter worng in the definition so is not "normally clued" as stated in the preamble.