SAGA April

[May-bell-09]

Even had dreams last night about this crossword, made up wonderful nonsensical words to fit clues I cannot get!
15d.A queen, perhaps,protected by Duchess and coterie(9)?A?????L?
22d.Maori woman has a husband in port,maybe(6) ???I?U
7d.misread accidental-the second note missed in description of virtuoso passage(9) I have MISERERES but not at all sure.
25a.DJINNI not sure about this either!
9a.Mexican food cheers a fellow(6) ?A???E

[kayakamina]

22d Check your U as the answer could be W AH INE ( a husband in wine/port)

[kayakamina]

9a Tamale ...TA (cheers) MALE (fellow)

[kayakamina]

15d Camarilla ...A R (a Queen) in CAMILLA (duchess)

[kayakamina]

7d Cadential ...* accidental less c (second note)


Sorry for the individual postings but I answered as I solved them.

What is the clue for 25a ?

[bookbinder]

The clue for 25a is: Powerful spirit kept in the bottle for long periods?
I also have djinni.

[May-bell-09]

Thank you very much. Think 22 d does end in U and I came up with JABIRU. Also not sure about 4d.Fury, finding beer clubs closed?(6)A?E?T?

[kayakamina]

Alecto - fury

[sarumite]

22d is Wa(hi)ne as indicated by kayakamina above.

28a is Gens de peu (the poor) .. anag. speed gun + (cabbi)E

[sarumite]

.. sorry W(ah)ine, brackets in wrong place above

[May-bell-09]

Thanks so much for explanations - would love to meet the man/woman who sets these puzzles - I find it the most difficult one - worse than FT and Spectator!