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THE THINGY (END-GAME)
Here are 9 answers that you may
or may not have found.
1. KEATS
4. PLATH
6. TENNYSON
9. ELIOT
12. DRYDEN
17 OWEN
18. WHITMAN
13. OLIPHANT ( Packydurm = ELEPHANT (Misspelt))
(Sorry run out of space)
READY STEADY GO!

Still unsure of one of the answers. Is the final word "upbeat"?

Thea,
When we do the post mortem can you explain why your spelling of packydurm was "significant" - I wouldn't have got it without your gask clue.
Cheers
Julie

Hi Julie Hi peterm
Nice to hear from you both and will speak to you both later.
At last!!!!!!
THEA

THE THINGY
THE FULL ANSWER
BROWNING
LARKIN
ARNOLD
KEATS
ELIOT
(Gives BLAKE)
HUGHES

OWEN
MASEFIELD
AUDEN

SPENSER
TENNYSON

(Gives THOMAS)
PLATH
OLIPHANT
POUND
EMERSON
(Gives POPE)
These three poets give B,T,P
And Water of Calais = EAU
Stir these six letters to give UPBEAT!!££$$&&**
PHEW.

The only one to get to the end ( but no complete list displayed) was PETERM so he receives the sweetie wrapper.
will answer comments over the weekend

All the best to all THEA

Hi Thea,
you didn't give all of the 19 poets.(you missed the ones not used in the anagrams)
i didn't get,
'Translated bit of poetry around the city'
also i don't understand the clue for Tennyson.
all the best.

Hi Trevor
Nice to hear from you
TENNYSON is the answer for the clue you mention ---SONNET (muddled) round NY (NEW YORK).
Yes You didnt need four of the answers (but which four) Actually HOPKINS,CHAUCER,DRYDEN, WHITMAN (Can you sort them out)
I fear my little game was too difficult for most but peterm did get to the end.
Next time with pictures!!!!
Kind Regs THEA

I don't get the wordplay for 15 - "Service by end of alcohols. Around? Now!." I tentatively had the answer as Sassoon, but see now it was Arnold. Why?

I would never have got Oliphant - never heard of him or her.

"Translated bit of poetry round the city" is Tennyson. Anagram of sonnet around NY.

Hi again peterm
Servive=RN
All the alcohols end in OL (Chem)
What goes round one asks ---AD Anno dom NOw
Sorry to be a cryptic nit picker
Hope youve had a good
a t b THEA

Ah i see,
sorry to be picky but you earlier(post 31 on this thread)gave Tennyson as the answer to clue 6.(not 16).
now i don't really see how Hopkins fits the clue to 6.
'Skip and go down in a mess'.