The group was the Lake Poets, anagrammed as “stake” and “pole”. Associations using parts of their names are shown in the table below. Their respective subjects were represented by: lent lilies (daffodils), old salt (Ancient Mariner), La Pucelle (Joan of Arc). The location was Dove (10ac) Cottage.
| No |
Correction/
Extra word |
Answer |
Explanation |
| ACROSS |
| 1 | Fe(E)l | PLATES | I out of PILATES |
| 5 | | ALLURE | ALL + (p)URE |
| 8 | s(C)ar | ULOSIS | Homophone (YOU LOW) + SIMON’S (Cowell) – (M + ON) |
| 9 | beam | GUENON | GUN about (macaqu)E + ON |
| 10 | | DOVE | Two definitions, one Scottish [Dr Finlay], one Ecstasy |
| | | EXCHANGE | (Ans) + WORDS = Row (27dn) |
| 12 | braid | EPAULET | EP + AU + LET |
| | | STAKE | Part of anagram of LAKE POETS |
| 15 | | LIGN-ALOES | GALLEON IS * |
| 19 | song | AREDD | A + REDD [Scottish, Lulu] |
| 20 | | INRO | IN + OR < |
| 21 | | PAX | PA + X |
| 22 | | ENGRAIL | (GARDEN – ’D) * + I’ + L(awn) |
| | | TAM | (Ans) + WORTH = (Tamworth) pig (18dn) |
| 24 | | UTES | (SET UP – P) < |
| | | PIECE | RIDGE + (Ans) = beam (9ac) |
| 28 | | STEEPENED | (E + PEN) in STEED |
| 29 | Ju(G)s | EWERS | SEWER, S to end |
| | | OLD SALT | Ancient Mariner |
| 31 | st(O)p | GIVE OVER | I’VE [I (setter) HAVE] in GOVER(n) |
| | | ACHE | SOUT + (Ans) = braid (12ac) |
| 34 | | LINEAL | LI(t) + NEAL |
| | | PORTER | COLE + (Ans) = songwriter (33dn) |
| 35 | | EMERGE | EME + REG * |
| 36 | | LATEST | TEST after LA |
| DOWN |
| | | JUDE | HEY + (Ans) = song (Beatles) (19ac) |
| 1 | | PLO | Alternate letters; spurious reference to a member of Wet Wet Wet |
| 2 | plan(T) | LOVAGE | AV < in LOGE |
| 3 | W(A)sh | TIE | Two definitions |
| 4 | | SECTOR | SECT + OR |
| 5 | | AGHA | A + GHAT – T |
| | | LENT LILIES | Daffodils |
| 6 | | UNGAG | (G + A + GNU) < |
| 7 | | ENVENOMED | DEMO < after (EVEN about N) |
| 11 | | ASSAI | ASS (goop) + AI |
| 13 | | UNDESERVER | UNDER about SERVE |
| 14 | | ELEGIT | (cas)E + LEG IT |
| | | LA PUCELLE | Joan of Arc; there is no “La” in The Chambers Dictionary |
| 16 | | IRATE | PIRATE – P |
| 17 | | ENAMEL | EL about NAME |
| 18 | pig | TRACE | T’ + RACE; forgotten = obsolete |
| 23 | | NISSE | NISSE(n); reference Nissen hut |
| 25 | | YEOVIL | LIVY < about E O |
| 26 | | ENACTS | TEN ACTS – T; Shakespeare’s plays have five acts |
| 27 | Row | SEINE | Hidden |
| | | POLE | Part of anagram of LAKE POETS |
| 30 | | TERN | RENT * |
| 32 | Ban(T)er | ROT | TOR < |
| 33 | songwriter | HET | HE + T(heatrical) |
