Sun Exp mag �1,000 X Word 22/02

[Birchi-Bum]

1a Yellow flowered ranunculaceous plant (9 letters)
?U??E?C??

5D Fictitious plot to murder Charles II of 1678 (6,4)
thought it was the Rye House Plot but this doesn't fit in with my letters of ??P?S PLOT

19d city in Nigeria; capital of Oyo state (6 letters)
I?????
Is 20d Killer Whale?

25a Extensive grassy plain us without trees (6 letters)
Have S?E?P?

27a Was the youngest daughter of King Lear Cressida as this fits?? (8 letters)

Haven't a clue what 34A i e Sergei P?????I?V Russian composer composer of Romeo + Juliet was (9 letters)
Any ideas anyone?

Finally 37a womaen's light dressing gowns lace-trimmed (9 letters) Are they NIGHTIES but my answer to 33d ends in an 'I' so doesn't fit in with this answer.

Many thanks in advance.XXX

[piggling]

25 steppe
34 prokofiev

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37 negligees

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27 Cordelia

[Smudge-02]

1a buttercup
5d popish plot
19d ibadan
20d killer whale
25a cordelia
34a prokofiev
37a negligees

[piggling]

5 are the number of letters correct? Could be Popish plot

[Leo-Ireland]

Buttercup
Popish plot?
Steppe

[Birchi-Bum]

Of course - Provokiev - HAVE heard of him now you give me the answer but would NEVER have got Steppe - never heard of it!


Many, many thanx for all other answers folks.
As usual all correct + so promptly given....

[Birchi-Bum]

Yes the Popish plot fits nicely.

Off to post hopefully...