Saga Cryptic March 2020

[call04]

Having trouble this month! 11A Foundations for Italian composer (5) C?S?I; 23A Old poet's included iambs sort not so complex (7) I?B?A?T; 16D The wind in Jersey (6) ?E???? . Grateful for ideas.

[fiction-factory]

odd because Scelsi would work if 6

[fiction-factory]

Ah- there was Cesti too

[JJ109]

23a looks like it should be "Imbrast" an anagram of "iambs sort" minus "so", but I cannot confirm!

[JJ109]

Imbrast is an archaic term for imbrace which in turn is a alternative of embrace, which can mean included, so it is probably correct!

[Maxymax464]

But where does the old poet come in?

[Maxymax464]

And if it is Cesti where do the foundations come in? I must be a bit thick today!

[scorpiojo]

Imbrast is a word that Spenser (old poet) used

[fiction-factory]

Foes he have a music foundation named after him? I know Scelsi does

[scorpiojo]

cest. Noun. (plural cests) (obsolete) A woman's girdle; ...a woman's foundation garment.

[Toorak]

Cesti is plural of cestus - Latin for girdle (foundation garment)

[Maxymax464]

Thanks for parsing both clues scorpiojo.

[call04]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts (so far). Anyone ideas for 16D?

[fiction-factory]

Have you any more letters now please for 16d?
Wind could be pronounced WHINED perhaps

[Nical]

16 Zephyr?

[Nical]

Yes, I've just checked Chambers - Zephyr, double definition, a wind and a Jersey, sweater.

[fiction-factory]

Yes was just trying to post zephyr. I can only find a yacht and café called that in Jersey though

[fiction-factory]

ah- good one.

[emmie]

good one..

[Nical]

Emmie and FF, thanks. It (zephyr/sweater) was new to me too!

[rook3rs]

16D Fleece