Spectator 2695

[pomona]

29d Swiss beak hearing avocat first (6) A?O?E?

[Matakari]

29d Avocet

[pomona]

why avocet?

[Toorak]

Avoyer - av & oyer (hearing/trial)

[Toorak]

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/avoyer

[pomona]

Thank you Toorak

[Matakari]

Yes, Toorak, avoyer is the one that parses better.

[Captain2]

...'avoyer is the one that parses better'.

No. Avoyer parses. Full stop.

[Neveracrossword]

Matakari, how does Avocet parse at all?

[saladdodger]

I've only got 5 unclueds to go with "the word"... 4 of them being colours + 1 more.....none of which would seem to be place names??

Perhaps I'm on the wrong track altogether....although they do fit the poem part

[Neveracrossword]

Saladdodger, one place is a very well known part of London, the other, not a colour,  is on another continent (I think)

[saladdodger]

Ah the penny has dropped ... i was trying to use 3d as "the word".

Thank you for sorting!

[Neveracrossword]

Saladdodger, glad that cleared things up for you (and I too initially chose the wrong 'word').

[FleshpotsOfDevon]

Law broken by theologian, first to immew snowbird? (6) ?D?I?T 

Earnest wish of housewife Romeo dumped (3) VO? Is it simply "vow" ? 
 

Thanks 

[Neveracrossword]

Fleshpots - Addict, Act, with DD and I(mmew) inside.

Vow - from Vrow, housewife, losing the R for Romeo.

[FleshpotsOfDevon]

Blimey, never heard of vrow! Thanks :) 

[Neveracrossword]

Fleshpots, thanks. I have just belatedly checked Chambers - and was relieved that my housewife is totally fine! It's listed, after Vrouw as '(esp of Afrikaners in South Africa) a woman, goodwife housewife. [Dutch]'.

[Matakari]

Please disregard my 29d, it was a rash and erroneous decision.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Matakari. I think we were all quite happy to ignore your 29 D, but I was puzzled about your '...the other one parses better'. That made no sense to me! 

[PiffPoff]

Stuck on right side. 

11A Small fly buzzing round yellow plant (10)

?OLE?O????

[Neveracrossword]

PiffPoff, It's a  (new to me) plant. You've got almost all of the 'yellow' in the middle...