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Thanks shooty .... posted at the same time.

No worries : )

An unexpected puzzle - how many letters needed for 1d?

Four and six letters for 1dn.

Oops, just noticed it says 11 letters - a misprint.

Could someone explain the wordplay for 31D:

Composer from Hungary tailed New Zealander (5) HENZE

Tried H+ANZA(c) for the longest time, which gave a different BEATLE across.

... & made worse by some obscure NY "composer" with the name HANZA.

syzygy-H-ENZE(der)phonetic ?

Thanks, ajh.

It works, in a way. Rather weak clue if that's what Doc intended. There were several lame ones. The Speccie has really slipped lately.

Could you try an experiment? After I changed the A to an E in 34A, I tried "HE?Z?" at
http://crossword-solver.org/
a last resort when I'm totally stuck.
Instead of a list, or suggestion to check my letters, I got a blank page.
I'm curious if that will be the result for someone else.

Cheers.

syzygy-the page worked OK for me.Have only doing the Speccie for a few years,but I too am not enjoying them as I used to.