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Hi Jono,

I can see an obvious answer but am stuck on the wordplay. I assume Lizzie is the axe wielding Ms Borden but other than the part of her surname sounding like part of the answer I'm at a loss.

Hi Brendan, in this instance it’s a generic Lizzie, referring to another common (perhaps old fashioned) abbreviation for Elizabeth…

Hmm, okay - this is going to take some thought 🤔

Brendan,

Not an Azed fan or solver and didn't see a quick solution, but peeked on another site.

"Rev W." means it's a Spoonerism which I might actually have figured out had I spent some time. I even knew the Lizzie term. 😁

Re: Lizzie was champing at the bit for Rev. William in chequer design (10)
I knew the Rev W bit meant it’s a Spoonerism, and also saw the Lizzie term, but can anyone help me with the second syllable? Just not hearing it!

Chaw

davel, I think the 2nd syllable is related to "was champing" (slang).

…or rather I should have said, chawed

Ahhhh! Now I get it. After a quick check in Chambers!
Cheers jono and geeker.

Thanks Davel, Geeker and Jono, I wasn't even close!