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toffer

11th June 2013, 12:17
33dn, 'Pepper about to be placed in keg ruined scone', (11), G?I?D?E?A?E.
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andyc

11th June 2013, 12:24
griddlecake? (not sure about the parsing though!)
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harrhy

11th June 2013, 12:28
Pepper=riddle
ca=about - circa (rather than the more usual c)
inside keg
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toffer

11th June 2013, 12:28
My own thought exactly! I suppose to pepper someone is to riddle them, e.g. with shot and shell, and to put riddle inside 'ruined' keg wth 'ca' for 'about' gives griddlecake.
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toffer

11th June 2013, 12:29
Thanks both.
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andyc

11th June 2013, 12:36
Nice one harrhy, I didn't see that.
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