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I keep thinking "bishop" but can't see why

at least you know what the clue is. it's even trickier without it.

Sorry Philip
Clue : One's bound to follow bible's lead

bishop it is.

B (bishop's lead/1st letter).
one's = is.
bound = hop.

sorry, B is bible's lead.

by the way. was there a question mark at the end of the clue.

Thanks ,
I kept thinkig of bound as "tied" and got nowhere.

Hi Phillip
Yes there was/is a question mark on 17ac
What should we deduce from question marks??????
Hope youve enjoyed today
The very last day of summer
Yrs THEa

Theambler, is it really the very last day of summer. it's bloody hot here in the bedfordshire badlands. but, yes I have enjoyed today and hope that you have as well.

the bishop clue didn't have a word not used in the word play to provide the def. so the def must have been an answer to the clue as a whole. as if it was a question. which it was, wasn't it? one of those mysterious "& lit" clues people get so excited about.

Hi
BTW My G-grandddad was born at Risely in North Beds
And His Granddam at Podington (Santa Pod)
Is this badlands or what??
I'm really a cobbler (Rushden and DIAMONDS!!!)
Kind regs
Thea