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Thanks Brendan. I’d got the five letter bit sorted but pleased to have confirmation of the M.

Hello Brendan

Suitably inspired by your encouragement I am continuing. To my delight I have completed the left hand side of the puzzle and established the literary question if not not the sensible answer.

Although I'm slowing the pace of the game could I come back to 7 across? Having solved 8 down I have the first three letters (even positions) but cannot see the 'checks' leading to a resulting anagram. I'm presuming 11 down begins with M.

A glorious day on the sandbank in Norfolk despite boat loads of visitors taking pictures of me and Mrs Seal

Hi Willianseal,

I used to date a girl in Setchey and loved spending sunny days in Norfolk:-)

7a Letters 2, 4 ..... of first word then it's "checks" as in 'stops' a river maybe? - I got held up for ages thinking the answer had to be firearm which, although close, I had to give up on after eventually realising that it was unparsable (is that a word?

11d - Does begin with M and is a common word for a "doctor" but also, amazingly (IMO) means "plant with ?ellow flowers"

Indeed, Brendan, re 11d. I had two letters, took a guess that the common synonym for doctor would be the flowering plant, looked it up in Chambers, and sure enough. Who knew?

Williamseal, do you mean that you also have the source and titular character? If so, just look up that character in Chambers, and you will have the "sensible (scientific) response."

Hi MPRS,

I know right? What with that and 33d - it makes you wonder how many other 'normal' words also have obscure definitions

I have a Y as correction at 4d, Is that right? Struggling to get the request, the first three words from the across clues look OK, but then a real alphabet soup from the downs!
Any tips to crack the Shakespeare one at 48, it's a jumble one and I only have ING and E which leaves a lot of options?

Thanks Brendan

Following your hint i'm assuming that 7 across is an anagram of a brand name (associated with Steve McQueen). I know that the regulars are raving (!) about this puzzle but shouldn't 'senior regularly' suggest three letters?

A minor gripe before battling on. You are right, it is worth persevering with this one.

Thanks Williamseal,

7a - sorry if my previous post muddied the waters - I meant the first 3 letters of the answer are the letters 2, 4 and 6 in "senior". I don't know of any Steve McQueen connection and it's not a brand name.

Lumen, yes to 4d. For 48 I looked up feed in BRB and put ing on the end of one of the words.