Polymath 838

[magda]

Need Lie in King`s brain to help with two clues-32a. french composer who wrote Manon (8) MASSENET & 26d The side of a ship that projects above the deck (7) BULWARK? But where theses two cross if bulwArk is right then the setter is spelling MassAnet with an A rather than an E Can you put me right please O Great Solver? Magda

[shaneystar2]

I pondered on this for ages and in the end I put Bolwerk as nothing else fits and massenet is correct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastion

[Lie-in King]

Just seen this, sorry - I think shaneystar could be right. I found 'bulwErk' as "...late Middle English bulwerk..." here (& similar elsewhere) -

http://www.wordreference.com/definition/bulwark

My own feeling is that it's a mistake but we can check the answer given in 2 weeks.

[Mamyalynne]

Agree, setters error.

[magda]

Thank you folks---suspect setter error too. Magda