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Got to this one late. Very well crafted but rather easy to complete. Nonetheless I have two questions. For 6: Modernized graves when sited in Scottish islands (8) I have INCHASES (AS inside INCHES), but I can't find the definition (or rather the OED definition doesn't work). I'm assuming it's supposed to mean engraves or something. Also, for 9: Chequered clothing well explored in range once (8) I have DISPACED but am drawing a blank regarding the wordplay.

Chase is to engrave or decorate metal,but the vt seems to be Enchase.
TJ

Azed makes no sense to me,but to let you know there is a Scottish island called Inchcolm, which is probably no use to you what so ever...

Yoohoo, TJ and pastille! It has to be an I to fit in with YERSINIA. I assumed it meant INCHES (Sc islands) with AS (for when) inside. Very hard to get on this site lately- takes forever for pages to load, and sometimes it says "Done" when there's nothing but the banner.

8 Chequered = diced. Well = spa. Dispaced (diced "clothing" spa) is Spenserian for "to range about" (Chambers)

Dispaced - Range

SPA - well in DICED - chequered

Should add that inchases is an alternative spelling of enchases.

Diced= ornamented with a chequered patters'
Spa = well
Dispace = to range about.

This site is driving me nuts. I could see "peterm" like a tantalizing bunch of grapes (nothing personal; you know what I mean) that I couldn't reach (I know- that's redundant). You'd swear there was an ocean between us. Anyway, pity the poor untutored Yank. I guess it was the tense that bewildered me. I can see dispace, but is it dispaced because the definition is EXPLORED in range once?

I assumed so,yes.