Azed 2591

[hankir]

Answer lenghts are not mentioned.

1. Rod, worthless, catching exhausted fish for supper?

2. Delicate sponge cake - it receives new adornment on wedding day (2 wds)

3. Part of hammer getting under pitfall of e.g. basalt

4. I'm swallowed by bot that's done for?

Thanks.

[cashier]

Anyone?

[bookbinder]

I have tried, I really have, but I'm completely stumped by this puzzle. I've looked at the grid, but I can't make head nor tail of it.

[Neveracrossword]

4 Timbo, with I'm inside an anagram of Bot (swallowed by) is a fish poison...

[ProfessorMaisie]

BARACOUTA
LADY'S FINGER
TRAPPEAN
TIMBO

[ProfessorMaisie]

sorry, 2 Rs in BARRACOUTA

[ProfessorMaisie]

1 RACA = 'worthless'
2 a wedding ring would be the 'new adornment' - def is 'sponge cake.'
PEAN = 'part of hammer'

[hankir]

Thanks NAC.
I had ?IM??.

Not having answer lengths makes this a very difficult one.
The clues are more difficult than usual Azed puzzles.

Bookbinder, I have slowly made it half way.
If I have answers to any that you lack, I will give them to you.

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
Was trying to find a 4 letter word for Fish for 1.
Now have something to work with.
But will be back, I 'm sure.

[ProfessorMaisie]

It's quite an odd looking grid, hankir - there's a connected row of four horizontal bars in the middle of it (hope that helps a bit - I found it tough going).

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM. I made a lot of progress.
Now looking for
1. Third letter of Waitress... NI?PIE (6) (Across Clue)
I thought chatterer was Magpie.
2. First letter of Period of Festival... ?TAS(4), Down clue

Thanks.

[ProfessorMaisie]

NIPPIE

[ProfessorMaisie]

UTAS

[ProfessorMaisie]

You're right about magpie but it can just be 'pie'

[ProfessorMaisie]

A Nippie/Nippy was a waitress in Lyons' cafe (many years ago).

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
Not familiar with Lyons' Cafe.

I have Mayest for Art having ability..
but cannot parse it.
Otherwise all done.

[ProfessorMaisie]

that's right - archaic for 'art having the ability' (''can do'').

[ProfessorMaisie]

YES (consent) inside MAT = 'felt' (cloth/textile)

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
That concludes Azed.