I am really struggling today! 8D. brightly coloured crow-sized bird of the order including hornbills -R?L?I? 12D. Type of poem associated with Tennyson and Virgil -I?Y?A .Thought that it migh be "Idyll" but I have "Alast" for 18A 24A. Geological description of a rock solidified from lava or magma - I?N?I?S (I have KRIS for 19A) 19A. a type of word puzzle where pictograms and letters are used to make a single phrase - R???S 49D. Long piece of brightly coloured cotton or silk cloth work around the waist in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka - L?N?I
As usual any help very much appreciated The rain has rusted my brain! Thanks to all who help - Hoaroak