Iq 1773

[hankir]

Across clues with misprint in def. Down clues normal.

8a. Consignment conceals female rook with pigeons (4)

30a. Take place to left, having rubbish reflexes (4)

Down:
11. John and Ed’s prey not entirely mad (5)

19 Patrick’s nation took to the country in a state of agitation (6)

25. Plastic fish worn by child in playground game (6)

Thanks.

[ProfessorMaisie]

8 LOFT ('rooM')
30 EBBS ('reflUxes')

[ProfessorMaisie]

11 RAVIN(g)
19 R.O.I (rep of Ireland) + LED
25 LUCE around IT (the child in a game of tag).

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
I had Ebbs but could not parse it.

Still some ways to go.

Do misprints give an English title?

[ProfessorMaisie]

BE (reversed 'to [the] left') for ''take place' + B.S. for the rude 'rubbish'.
It's in French but it sounds like English - at a stretch!

[hankir]

Thanks.
I have 6 letters missing so French title will be difficult.
What word in 12a has the misprint and is 3d an anagram?

[ProfessorMaisie]

12a for UN it's US.
3D is a partial anagram of FUN plus 3 letters for 'former'/past.

[hankir]

Just kept on googling the misprints I had and found the title of a famous Mom.

Also got 3d.

[ProfessorMaisie]

You've got it, hankir.

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
I have 3 of the 4 in perimeter. Do not have SE corner yet.
I wish I had the book to make it easier to find the 15 letter character.

[ProfessorMaisie]

The two unchecked letters in that corner are Ls.
The preamble would be clearer if it read, 'Solvers should identify another of the characters (15, four words) by highlighting eight cells' because they're repeated words that form a circle of 8 cells.

[ProfessorMaisie]

... the wiki entry should help.

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
All done.

[pomona]

7d Dragging old woman round ought to tip (6) HA?IN?

Can't see the character to be highlighted...help please

[ProfessorMaisie]

HALING (NIL = 'ought' [reversed] in HAG).
Look for an 8 letter circle in the middle of the grid and read it through twice.

[pomona]

Thank you ProfM

[Slugabed]

Hi all, still struggling with 33d. And 35a. - grid full apart from that. I've googled the corrected letters in many ways and the first 4 I have are FOTS which I can explain, e.g. roo(k)f with pigeons = loft. Is it French? Is 'Gousset' part of the corrections? Any hints greatly appreciated! Thank you

[ProfessorMaisie]

Yes, French (of a sort).
It's Mot ('rooM with pigeons') and gousseS.
33d LAS(s) reversed
35a 'reSister' = ANTI [losing 'c' from ANTIc].

[ProfessorMaisie]

...sorry, Mots... ...gousses.

[Slugabed]

Thanks so much Professor M, appreciated! Have a good Sunday afternoon!

[ProfessorMaisie]

Thanks, Slugabed - hope you do too.