Guardian 24,969 by AJT

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ajt

27th March 2010, 15:56

Thank you, SillyBoy - you've convinced me. And to the query about "poet's corner" - it's apt in view of the theme of the xword, and it fits with all other answers. And it is an anagram

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ixion

27th March 2010, 16:04

6A One managing to shut up the wife (6)

Have I gone wrong here - is it ?O?P?R

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mike

27th March 2010, 16:09

I think it's Cowper - but cannot fully explain the wordplay. Cow as a verb = shut up ...

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ajt

27th March 2010, 16:10

No, it's one of the poets - Cowper. One managing - coper, contains W

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mike

27th March 2010, 16:11

I've just realised - cower - one who cows - with w for wife. Cowper was a poet.

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mike

27th March 2010, 16:12

My brain's not working well today - coper and w as in the post above!

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ixion

27th March 2010, 16:12

Thanks - I'll try the bottom half on my own now for a while!

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john (from arran)

27th March 2010, 16:15

Time for tea and home-made hot cross buns then!

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croque

27th March 2010, 17:17

Poets Corner also refers to the names of poets being the 6-letter answers in the corners of the grid. It's very clever!

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sylvie

27th March 2010, 19:08

Hi everyone,

I'm stuck with two in the SE corner as follows:-

Messing about, no good (6) ( _ _ _ K _ _ )

Minister is scoundrel when meeting goddess (6)

( _ _ R _ _ _ )

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