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Historically or geographically, there’s enough room for argument to occupy a senior common room for years (“which layer are we talking about?” etc, etc). But it clearly works lexically without having to enter a warren of such rabbit holes.

Fair enough, but I submit that 24 books of Homer are based on the distinction 😊

I agree with you, Ozzy, but it rather typifies this puzzle. A good puzzle, but with more than the usual number of uncommon words, definitions or spellings.

Surely 9 is correct - if you tale Old Greek to mean the language rather then the jurisdiction?

I'm having trouble with perimeter 11. I have a rare word which fits the wordplay (partly) - but it doesn't seem to tally with the radials. The answer that I have for 11 radial does not include the first perimeter letter. Nudges also appreciated for radials 8,9,13 and 15. Many thanks!

Perimeter 11 is not a rare word. It's two common words written as one.
8: definition is the first 4 words
9: see the debate above
13: definition is the first 4 words; wordplay is 2 words and 3 words
15: definition is the last 3 words; wordplay is first word + abbreviation
(I'm assuming you have identified the letters to be removed)

That's true, Specsaver. I suppose you could also call Peking an old English city - in Listenerland, anyway.

thanks, mack. I'll work on those. would it be too much to ask of the 11 perimeter starts with the same letter as its radial?

It does.

I’m probably missing something obvious but I don’t see the significance of the title.