Last one. 26a. Swedish linesman flipping hit on foremost of Norwegian backs(6) T*g*e*
I assume linesman refers to a poet. Any ideas please and then I can concentrate fully on cricket from South Africa and the sun!
Phew! To say it’s a new one on me is an understatement. The n is presumably foremost-first-of Norwegian. I can’t get near the ‘hit’ part of the clue. I’ll investigate further. Thanks for direction.
Thanks, highbury. He's from the 19th century apparently. I wondered if it was Er/re (on reversed, flipping) after N, foremost of Norwegian... and tried to make Teg = hit (get reversed, also flipping).
Lie-in King, I often settle on the 'that'll do' parsing for myself, but attempt to try harder for others! I always liked seeing mamya answering - the breadth of knowledge was incredible. I admired her cryptic skills too.