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Songwriters using enclosed rhyme scheme (4)

A - B -

I assume the solution is ABBA.

I mention it because 'The Times' convention of not having a living person as a solution seemingly doesn't apply to a group.

Good point Paul.

Perhaps they’ve stretched the convention from “living” to “existing” i.e. not broken up...

That's all I can get to, but how would it parse?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosed_rhyme

I had to learn Wordsworth's On Westminster Bridge at school and although it was ages ago I can still quote ab ba ab ba cd cd cd !

Blimey. I can vaguely remember iambic pentameters from O level Latin, but not a clue what they are. Poetic scansion not my strong point, Alexander!!

Thanks both😃

20a I'm surprised by fellow doing spells in resistance. I have o-m-g- and think the answer is ohmage, but can't parse it?

oh + mage (the ohm being the SI unit of resistance)

Thanks, Jono. I didn't know the word mage.