Saga September crossword

[marg44]

Only a few left now:
18a Dissolute female character is dime novel material (7) starts with D?M
Why is 7d EMANATE? Spring term up at Eton's beginning
24a This kind of basket is not very strong (5) ???I?

[kayakamina]

7d Emanate... Term=name<<<<eman+at+e (eton)

[patsyann]

18a.Demirep.
7d.Term means name which is reversed with e for beginning of the word Eton.
24a Frail a name for a basket.
Have you got 21 across 22down 25across or 26 down?

[marg44]

Thanks kayakamina!

[marg44]

Thanks patsyann
22d is TRAPANI (in a part upwards)
26d is DALI (he painted a tree)
25a LAVA
21a I've put BRITTEN but don't know why

[patsyann]

Thank you marg44.I think Britten also .I think it is bitten for enthusiastic plus r for rigoletto.My puzzle is now complete.

[powyco]

21ac must be Britten, I think. Enthusiastic=bitten, overture to Rigoletto =r.

[marg44]

Oh mine isn't I still have 12a The litter of battle? ?E?E?
14d Tin box of old that was hard to hunt down (5) ?N?R?
15d Heard crude rumour (5) ?R?I?
and is 29a CHARAMI?

[Otleybard]

Marg44

14d SNARK
29a CHAPATI.

Have you (or anybody) got 12a,26a, 5d, 15d and 27d?
And why is 20d PERIDOT?

Cheers
OB

[marg44]

Hi Otleybard
25a LAVA
20d Peri is a fairy but don't know about dowry
Just noticed I havent got 5d either. Or 15d
27d TAHA (it's a bird, and AHAT over)

[marg44]

Just got 5d! FLYHALF, very clever, half of TSETSE fly

[marg44]

And 12a is SEDAN !

[marg44]

OK, finished now. 15d is BRUIT which means spread rumours

[Otleybard]

Many thanks for that, marg44.

Don't think I'd ever have got Fly Half - I spent most of the day looking through T S Eliot poems! Anyway, hope you win. I won't: I got one of those magnificent dictionaries a couple of months ago.

Cheers
OB

[NILYA]

Collins' English Dictionary gives 'dot' as a woman's dowry.
Thank you all for your contributions. I was down to three answers required, and a couple of doubtful ones.
I had put 'far east', as TSE (Tokyo Stock Exchange)

[Otleybard]

Thanks, NILYA.