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magpie9

12th March 2016, 14:20
22d. Large investment has eroded capital? Lord! (5). L?E?E. A LIEGE is a lord but can anyone explain the rest of it please?
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trevor

12th March 2016, 14:22
L [s]iege.
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magpie9

12th March 2016, 14:30
Thank you, trevor. I had wondered about that but couldn't see siege meaning investment. I have since looked up INVESTMENT and see that it has a military meaning of BLOCKADE.
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trevor

12th March 2016, 14:35
yes, archaic i think. consigned to crossword land.
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