Guardian Prize Crossword Saturday October 29Th 2016

[slikar]

3D. English writer's drink. .r.v.s

[Lie-in King]

(Robert) Graves (wine)

[fraseralex]

GRAVES
Robert the writer and also the French wine.

[slikar]

Thank you. Finished.

[fraseralex]

I've done all but one - 15 down. Fit revolving stage after lead's made an exit (3).
I have P_T but I still can't understand which vowel to add.

[Toorak]

Pet - step (stage) minus s reversed

[dannyk13]

Pet (fit) - (s)tep(stage)reversed

[fraseralex]

Thanks both. I can see the construction but not how fit is a definition for pet. Probably being thick - please explain.

[scorpiojo]

pet2
pɛt/
noun
noun: pet; plural noun: pets
a fit of sulking or ill humour.
"Mother's in a pet"
synonyms: bad mood, mood, bad temper, temper, sulk, fit of the sulks, ill temper, ill humour, fit of pique, huff, tantrum; More
informalgrump;
informalpaddy, strop;
informalblowout, hissy fit;
informalbate, wax;
archaicpaddywhack, miff, the pouts

[fraseralex]

I see. Thanks for helping. Never would have seen that.

[scorpiojo]

You're welcome.

[Indianan]

Graves : wine & writer