TLS 930 Friday June 15th 2012

[Gaperon]

11d Did he offer Haggard success in possessive form? (12) ?E???????T?I

[HowardKennitby]

are you sure of those letters?

[Geoff.T]

The letters are correct. He wrote 3 down - a well known playground in New York
Geoff

[HowardKennitby]

the only thing I can find is

(Lawrence) Ferlinghetti

[Gaperon]

If my 13ac universal, 27ac belletrist & 29ac goldfinger are correct

[HowardKennitby]

LF looks better as he wrote 'A Coney Island of the Mind'

[Geoff.T]

Hi
Those were my conclusions
Geoff

[highbury57]

Ferlinghetti wrote A Coney Island

[highbury57]

What is the drift of 4d?

[Geoff.T]

Hi
4d is a straightforward clue (nothing literary) with the wordplay first and definition last two words.
Incidentally, has anyone spotted spelling variations in answer to 17d
Geoff

[NC4BBQ]

Ferlinghetti wrote HER, a possessive form of SHE (Haggard success)

[highbury57]

2Yes. Ravelled or raveled

[Geoff.T]

I've found no justification for the double 'l' but that is accepted as answer.
Geoff

[walgraver]

4D - hierurgy. Hier (German for here), UR (ancient city) and gy - extremes of gladly.

[highbury57]

OED and chambers give the double l for ravelled. I am happy with them as authorities

[highbury57]

I got onto friends at the OED. Geoff, look up the latest edition online for l's in ravel(l)ed.