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jhillstumped

12th March 2016, 19:21
Stuck on these last two
Invective for poets shy about that in old manuscripts (7)
I have F?Y ??NG

And

Resolution about this time. (7)
C?O?I?E

TIA
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stevea6000

12th March 2016, 19:39
Promise = resolution ...but I can't parse it, and it relies on the C being wrong.
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rusty

12th March 2016, 19:41
C our age.
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rusty

12th March 2016, 19:51
Flaming?
Shy is fling.
Could "am" have to do with old manuscripts?
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jhillstumped

12th March 2016, 21:29
Thanks Rusty Courage definitely right.
Still stuck on

Invective for poets shy about that in old manuscripts (7)
I have F?Y??NG and am 99.9% sure the letters I have are correct.
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rusty

12th March 2016, 21:57

Got it!
It is flyting.
Shy is fling.
Yt is an old word for that (according to Chambers!)
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rusty

12th March 2016, 21:59
Flyting is a contest in the exchange of (poetic) abuse.
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rusty

12th March 2016, 22:01
Anne Bradford gives "yt" as a synonym of "that".
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stevea6000

13th March 2016, 08:54
Flyting sounds like wonderfully rude jousting for poets, which I find particularly interesting as I write poetry! Thanks, rusty ... food for thought!
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rusty

13th March 2016, 09:17
Nothing beats a bit of flyting, Steve!
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