Royal Consort Gets A Crowd In A State. My Last Challenge And I'm Still Baffled.

[Aeronca]

Many thanks to anyone who feels generous.

[fiction-factory]

Letter count would help please

[davegosling]

"Royal Consort" is usually Albert, so Albert gets A might be Alberta. However, that's a province not a state, and I can't figure out where "crowd" fits in...

[fiction-factory]

camilla if CA + Mill for crowd (?) + A?

[fiction-factory]

C(A MILL) A?
Does a crowd mill around? Can they be synonyms?

[Baldric]

Private Eye
21a
7 letters

[Aeronca]

Many thanks. Apologies, it's 7 letters. I'm new here, not that it's a decent excuse.

_A_I_E_ is what I have. I like the logic of Camilla, although I think my other letters are right. I started with Alberta, too, but of course it fails on the state as well as the rest.

[Jackdaw33]

Camilla parses perfectly. A Mill (crowd) in CA (California). What is the clue which gives you the E?

[Mamyalynne]

Agree with Camilla.

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1585766.html

[Aeronca]

I agree and have had another look at that errant E. I had it as the 7th letter from 'Reluctant car crash victim's listed'. I fear I have erred.

[Aeronca]

Sorry, that was a, 11 letter word, starting D_S_N___TED

[Mamyalynne]

Disinflated is the best I can do with your pattern.

[fiction-factory]

disinclined?

[davegosling]

"Reluctant car crash victim's listed" - DISINCLINED - Di(ana)'s inclined

[Mamyalynne]

Ah, a wrong letter given - well done

[fiction-factory]

Di's (Princess Diana- car crash victim) inclined (listed).
Seems a bit uneccesary to bring Diana into into

[davegosling]

Puzzle No. 615, Private Eye

[Jackdaw33]

Not a clue in the very best of taste, I feel.

[davegosling]

Well done, F-F - I'd never have got that... ;-)

[Aeronca]

Thank you! I have to apologise again, this time for misreading my N for a T. That incompetence contributed greatly to the whole failure.

Many thanks to all.