Mephisto 2843

[Bozzer]

Missing a couple. Got off to a flying start then crashed!
4 ac "At Cambridge poor student's manner attracting bitterness" (8, two words)
and 22 down "No longer smirking grandbairn admitted to his stink" (6). I have
-oeing for this: is it poeing (as in po faced). If so why and if not, what?
Thanks

[Lie-in King]

22d Moeing ('moe' obs. word for "a wry face") - 'oe' (Scot. "grandchild") (in) 'ming' (Scot. "stink")

[Bozzer]

Thank you. Would love to know how you ferreted that out!

[Lie-in King]

You're welcome - the word rang a vague bell & I ran it through Chambers :-)

Do you have any letters placed in 4a?

[Lie-in King]

4a The wedge (student lowest [poorest] on the Tripos list at Cambridge) - 'thew' (manner) + 'edge' (bitterness)

[Bozzer]

T--W---E
The clue could describe me exactly many years ago!

[Bozzer]

Thanks. We crossed in the post. I have never encountered the phrase

[Lie-in King]

Happy to help :-)