Genius 225

[Pete666]

We think we have finished this puzzle, but can't parse one answer. The wordplay has one superfluous letter, and we would dearly like it to be an 'i':
15d Upset archbishop is associated with this writer's sort of philosophy (7)
we think the answer is dualism, but can't get the 'i' we need

[Toorak]

Laud (archbishop) reversed & is me (this writer) - so e is superfluous?

[JJ109]

Like you I don't particularly like it -- but "I'm" must be "associated with this writer". Dualism is correct and that is the only way to get the "I" to be the superfluous letter

[geevo41]

dual is m(y)

[JJ109]

Geevo there is another part to the puzzle and all the superfluous letters spell the action that needs to be taken

The other letters spell "erasespl_tdevils"

Whereas "my" and "me" are better than "i'm" the superfluous letter must be an i to make sense
Erase split Devils - and if you see the position of the "devils" you would understand it has to be an "I".

[geevo41]

Sorry for teaching grandmother to suck eggs, JJ

[Pete666]

Thanks guys. Pleased weren't the only ones who got confused - it was just a bad clue!This writer's must have meant I'm, not my!

[Pete666]

if Pasqualle is saying 'I'm a sort of philosophy' sorry, but it's not a philosophy I'm about to subscribe to!