Tls

[highbury57]

Very sad to hear about the death of Tantalus(Donald Yerrill) the main setter of TLS crosswords.He was 92 so had a good run!Composing almost to the end.
A couple of teasers this week which has a musical theme running through it.
Fugues composed by Eric Satie initially without right meticulousness(10) I assume it's an anagram of the composer plus 1 other letter,but which?
Where you might read The Riddle of the Sands as a rule? (4) I cannot get any angle on this one.
Ideas on a lovely morning please.

[fiction-factory]

I know you now have an S in the last one.
Do you know the patterns for the others?

[highbury57]

R*C*R****S

[fiction-factory]

recordings?

[fiction-factory]

maybe not

[iminoz]

Ricercares?

[highbury57]

Seems pretty good but how do we get to it?

[Jackdaw33]

Too few letters.

[Jackdaw33]

Ignore me, I can't count.

[iminoz]

Anagram of ERIC +R(ight)+ CARE (meticulousness) +S(atie)

[highbury57]

10 letters as I suggested.

[dannyk13]

rice (anagram of eric +r(right) +care(meticulousness) +s(atie)

[highbury57]

Thanks! torture compared to the rest of the crossword.

[fiction-factory]

eric anagram +s (Satie initially)+ R (without/outside R)+ care (Meticulousness)

[aelmpvw]

anagram of eric s care r

[fiction-factory]

we're well behind, aelmpvw

[highbury57]

Explanations better than answer! Not to be ungrateful but.....any ideas about the tiddler of 4 letters?

[fiction-factory]

Can you remind us of the pattern for the tiddler please

[fiction-factory]

?S?? I think

[highbury57]

Indeed it is.

[slaney]

Asar -as a r(ule)
http://www.finedictionary.com/Asar.html