What's Wrong?

[joeconrad]

Adrift in the bottom corner. If 15d is cowslips, what then is 33a s-sh, or is 16d trindles or 25d truth wrong?

[mazie]

The clues would really help joe

[factor-fiction]

Hi- having the clues and details of letters would really help. The name of the paper may help too as someone may remember doing this crossowrd

[factor-fiction]

Is it Mephisto again?

[joeconrad]

Sorry about that ... it is Mephisto 2732 and 15d Fish boxes with a bit of paper poet's covered in flowers (8) -owsl-p-; 33a Dead tree's blotch (4) s-sh; 16d one of three rarely, rarely put up rolls -rind-e- (8) and 25d Thursday includes a tedious course; it could be gospel (5) truth

[frugalfred]

1d trindles
25d truth

[factor-fiction]

Is the S definitely right at the start of the 'blotch' clue?

[frugalfred]

25d tedious course = rut; Thursday = TH

[frugalfred]

33a is DASH D-ead ASH

[frugalfred]

Chambers gives "COWSLIP'D" as a poetic word for "covered in flowers". Look under "cowslip" in Chambers.

[factor-fiction]

That's what I was thinking, frugalfred

[factor-fiction]

* I was referring to the DASH answer, fred. I'd never have known the word COWSLIP'D

[joeconrad]

Thank you all; had over looked cowslipd in Chambers. Set me on the wrong course altogether.

[frugalfred]

Factor 30 - I didn't know "cowslip'd" either, but I found it Sunday last when doing the Meph. These poets sometimes emasculate the language to make things scan!