Saga August

[marg44]

Few left - 4ac Production team of union memebers? (2-4), 4d Having problems with liquidity? Resolved with diamonds! - Sure? (8) ??E?O?N?, 12ac Almost retard growth of old vegetable (5) C?O?O, 17d Bardic verse form recalled some old warriors preparing to fight (4) A?D?
Thanks for any help

[shaneystar2]

4A In Laws
4D Icebound

Still stuck on the others myself !

[marg44]

Thanks shaneystar!

[kayakamina]

4d Ice Bound

[rogerr]

4d icebound
17d Aida

[shaneystar2]

Bardic verse from Awdl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedd_Wyn

[marg44]

Thanks all, but why AIDA? I've now got the vegetable, CHOKO, think nearly choke with O for old.

[shaneystar2]

I have just realised it's backwards in the clue (recalled)
Bardic verse form recalled some o(LD WA)rriors preparing to fight

[marg44]

Thx shaney for AWDL

[marg44]

So all we need to decide on is 15ac, reason for ENKINDLE or INKINDLE

[kayakamina]

Or Unriddle which was Crofter's preference.

[shaneystar2]

I can only think Choko too...but I can't define this
Almost Retard growth Choke ..less the E(Chok) +O.
But where does the vegetable come into it ?
Don't know why I torment myself with Sagas obscure clues!

[kayakamina]

Choko ..A west Indian cucumber like vegetable (Chambers)

[shaneystar2]

I have Enkindle for 15A.

Unriddle.. To solve or explain (a riddle or mystery)
Enkindle.. 1. To set afire; light.
2. To incite; arouse.
3. To make luminous and glowing.
Heads or tails time !

[rogerr]

Sorry Aida is wrong-- but you already know that!

[shaneystar2]

Well done K ...I am too lazy in this heat to walk to the bookcase and look in Chambers. !!
Thankyou.

[NILYA]

One look>Search all Dictionaries>Inkindle not found.
However this does appear in Google as a made-up name in a computer game. I went further, and it appears in a games forum amongst a lot of gobbledygook.
I am glad that the language on AB is much more comprehendable!!! I have used 'enkindle'

[Wheelbrace]

Back again on 15 across.
Am still not convinced about Enkindle as I cannot understand the implied connection with 13a. neither with Unriddle. However I can't trace any other words that fit.

I think my double-headed penny will say Enkindle.