polymath 333 ft

[alistairscot]

o18d Old verse forms of six six-lined stanzas

S?S?I?I?

5a Oatmeal porridge and vegetables

P?A?S?A?H

13a Alternative name for the flag family

I?I?E?E

17a The ruler of fallen angels,once known as Azazel

A?L?S

[crofter]

syssitia for 18d

[crofter]

13a Irideae

[crofter]

5a is praiseach

[crofter]

17a should be Eblis or Iblis (not Ablis?)

[crofter]

Keep a hold on Syssitia - further research needed.

The other three are OK!

[crofter]

18a is Sestinic from sextus meaning sixth!

[shaneystar2]

I think the verse form is Sestina.

[shaneystar2]

No sorry ..scrap that ..not enough letters.

[alistairscot]

Thankyou crofter and shaneystar2, all ok except I can't get a match if I google sestinic and stanza!?

[crofter]

Try Sestina for a match. As shaneystar2 points out, that is the name of the verse (noun).

Now form the adjective and you should get "Sestinic Verse", hence I posted Sestinic as the answer!

[mjd]

I think that you have a wrong answer here.

16 D is SHEILASCOTT which would give S?S?I?E? for 18A. The answer to which is SESTINES - The question is looking for the answer to be in the plural.