Started by phenomist
Crate, perhaps, when carrying on (in boarding)! (9)
&lit: CTAER ("crate" anagram) with ON inserted, and then IN inserted as well
Submitted by Deusovi
| Clue ID | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 784 | Crate, perhaps, when carrying on (in boarding)! (9) | &lit: CTAER ("crate" anagram) with ON inserted, and then IN inserted as well | Deusovi | 4 |
| 785 | One who makes up new words and phrases picks up "blend tan"—and that's just one example! (9) | CO(NTA*)INER [= "and that's just one example!", referring to the container mechanism of the wordplay]; exclamation mark is just for surface and doesn't imply an &lit | level | 2 |
| 786 | Crenation deforms cell (9) | Simple anagram, and cells might contain people, information, or other things | prawo | 2 |
| 787 | Eye cell adopts focus, dropping South African money to bottom of jar (9) | Eye cell adopts = CON(_)E contains focus = TRAIN (verb) dropping South African money to bottom = moving R(and) to very end jar = CON(T(-r)AIN)E(+R) |
prawo | 1 |
| 792 | Tin can or case, ultimately, sort of this! (9) | anag. of TIN+CAN+OR+_E, semi-&lit (either a tin can or a case is an example of container) | AuLeaf | 1 |