colossus 195 stinker

[goldfish7]

i have put (couplet) for question 13 down
(placate) for question 14 down
but i cannot get the answer to 37 across which is( hessian )to fit in with the other two answers
the l in couplet would be s if hessian is correct
and the 2nd a in placate would also be an s
has anyone else found this problem

[BigMac]

I'm not doing this puzzle (where's it from?) but I think you might have to check all your other answers.

Here's a definition of the English sonnet: "Also known as the Shakespearean sonnet, this has 14 lines, 3 quatrains (4 lines) and a couplet (2 lines)". Compare with the Italian or Petrarchan sonnet: division into 8 lines (octave) and 6 lines (sestet).

And here's one set of synonyms for mollify - but none has an 's' as the third-last letter:

abate, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, blunt, calm, compose, conciliate, cool, cool down, cool out, cushion, decrease, diminish, dulcify, ease, fix up, lessen, lighten, lull, mellow, mitigate, moderate, modify, pacify, placate, propitiate, quell, quiet, reduce, relieve, soften, soothe, sweeten, temper, tone down, tranquilize

[johnalex]

satiSfy ? . . . . mollify / placate

[goldfish7]

it is from lovatts colossus crosswords no 195 book

[johnalex]

Goldfish - What is the Hessian clue? Please show letters and spaces as there may be a better answer. ja