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New to this forum but have read helpful hints before,for which thanks. Have completed but not clear about why 2d is as it is? This isn't a mischief maker...?

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2d Mischief-maker, almost drunk (6)

P?C?L?

Will let you tussle ;-)

Pickle - almost pickled - drunk and means a mischievous child?

Tanks, mamya.
Pickle - a troublesome child/mischief make, and it is almost pickled/drunk.

Pickle,
"A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup; , any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish; The brine used for preserving food; A difficult situation, peril; An affectionate term for a mildly mischievous loved one; A rundown; A children’s game with three ...

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pickle"

Shows how we all think differently - my first thought was 'Peregrine Pickle' Tobias Smollett character who was indeed mischievous.

Hi Mamya,
i'd never heard this meaning before (nor Peregrine Pickle, for that matter)

Everyday something new, which is good.