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As always, I've enjoyed the twists and turns of my favourite crossword compiler, but have got stuck on this one:- "5 plant from 21 said to be on Cape Cod". I have H-A-N-S (7 letters). Should the clue have referred to Clue no.5, the answer is "ELEVATED" and Clue no. 21's answer is "HUMANISED". Also, I could find no reference to "QUOIST", obviously the answer to 4D, and can only assume that this is the name of a ringdove found in Scotland? Anyway, any help on the Cape Cod one, anybody?

Answered elsewhere as hyannis

It is quoist. Chambers gives a few alternatives - queest - quist - quoist

Thanks, Aljanon and AJT. I haven't look elsewhere in the answers but it will save an effort. Chambers was the only one I didn't refer to, I think! I always find it amazing that Araucaria keeps coming up with all these new words and is never seemingly forced to repeat a word from a previous Xword when it could be so easy to do so. Now for yesterday's Times!

He's my favourite, too. I always get a feeling of joyous anticipation when I see his name as setter - especially his alphabet xwords

new words?they're all there.chambers should be your bible.

Managed to finish Saturday's prize, including Malplaquet, but I still haven't fathomed the number and letter coding. Why all the 2bs - which were scientists, poets etc.? As ever Araucaria is an enigma, a national treasure!

1,2,3 etc are centuries
b,d are birth and death.
no letter is just date

I achieved 'sansculotterie', and a very fair clue it is, but have failed to find the word referenced anywhere. Any suggestions?

You should have looked in Chambers D! "A proposd name in honour of the most ardent revolutionaries for the supplementary days in the French revolutionary calendar"