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Stuck on 30d:"Scots flautist regularly covers this opening for pianist" ?ILL. Would be grateful for any suggestion with explanation! A sassenach............
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Maurice, just in case you have not yet sent your completed grid away, Phil the Fluter is an Irish tune and has nothing to do with Scotland and a piano chord may happen anywhere in a piece of music, not just as an opening.
K's answer, therefore, has nothing to cover either the 'Scots' or the 'opening' elements of the clue.
On the other hand, lill - check it out in Chambers - covers all the elements. A lill is a Scots word for a finger-hole in a flute, for example, so obviously a Scottish flautist regularly covers it and Lill with a capital 'L' - check it out in Google - is a pianist.
Up to you.
K's answer, therefore, has nothing to cover either the 'Scots' or the 'opening' elements of the clue.
On the other hand, lill - check it out in Chambers - covers all the elements. A lill is a Scots word for a finger-hole in a flute, for example, so obviously a Scottish flautist regularly covers it and Lill with a capital 'L' - check it out in Google - is a pianist.
Up to you.
To Quizmonster (must confess, I don't "know" you otherwise): your explanations convince me! many thanks for the correction: haven't posted my modest effort yet (not even sure there's a collection Easter Monday in France) but it looks like rescue in the nick of time! A good job there are people here who really know what they're talking about! And NEVERTHELERSS (sincerely) thanx 2 the others who did their best to help! We all know how useless the hours of effort can be when a single letter turns out to be wrong! Glad I discovered the computer & Internet about a year ago! And have a drink on me to round off Easter Sunday! Thanx a lot!
I wasn't actually trying to 'get at' you, K! I was just convinced that 'lill' ticked all the boxes and so had to be right.
Maurice, I do carry out a swift scan of the Q & P category every day, but - since there are several experts such as K around - I only very rarely have an opportunity to offer a worthwhile answer. I'm not surprised, therefore, that you didn't 'know' me. Anyway, you do now. I'll be having a pint or two before the day is out, so I'll say, "Cheers!" to you then.
Maurice, I do carry out a swift scan of the Q & P category every day, but - since there are several experts such as K around - I only very rarely have an opportunity to offer a worthwhile answer. I'm not surprised, therefore, that you didn't 'know' me. Anyway, you do now. I'll be having a pint or two before the day is out, so I'll say, "Cheers!" to you then.
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