Generalist July

[avis50]

I am stuck on three clues in the latest Generalist crossword from Prospect Magazine.

They are:

11d "in Scotland, covered in colophony" r?s?t?
(I know that colophony is rosin, but that is as far as I can get)

16d "the Baltimore oriole or bobolink" i?t?r?d

34a "a letter of thanks for hospitality" c?l?i?s

If you have found these answers, it would be nice to know how you did it. I have been chasing these three all day, and obviously I am doing something wrong!

Many thanks to you all, as always.

avis

[Dinkypuzzled]

11d. Ros(yth) ?

[Mamyalynne]

11d rosyth dont ask for an explanation?? purely a guess

[Dinkypuzzled]

16d. icterus ?

[Mamyalynne]

Have seen 34 answered as celsius but again??

[sarumite]

11d Rosety

16d Icterid

34a Collins

[avis50]

Thanks everyone. I had just worked out icterid from icterus when sarumite's answer popped up.

http://montereybay.com/creagrus/icterids.html

I don't think I would have found rosety, so thanks very much for that.

Why Collins? I know it as a name and a drink, but a letter?

Thanks very much.

avis

[Mamyalynne]

still flummoxed about 34 cannot fathom that one either LOL

[sarumite]

avis50 .. I can't remember precisely where I found these answers ,as it was several days ago that I completed.

However, it's almost certain that Chambers Dictionary and/or Bradfords Crossword Solver played a part with one or more of these. I seem to remember that the term Collins has appeared before in the generalist, and it originates from a letter sent from Mr Collins in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice".

[avis50]

Gosh, Sarumite - the things you know!!! You're a star!!

[sarumite]

Not so avis50 !! ... I have to confess it's simply as shown in Chambers alongside the entry for Collins.

It appears to be the only dictionary that includes this definition. (S)