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Unclued - neither do I. Which leaves us with INNAL, doesn't it?

There is only one N in the clue answer.

Ah yes. Told you I was dim. But thanks for pointing out my miscalculation.

Will I kick myself over 2dn as well?

Thanks smartie and saoralba.

Hey,
Do you think you could give me hints on the crossword puzzle? I’m really stumped, but want to solve it.

Thanks

Saoralba, I'm not sure whether you should kick yourself over 2. If I've parsed it correctly I don't think it's a very satisfactory clue. It has nothing to do with the 'final answer' to be written below the grid. 'Answer' = A. I assume 'reversing final' means reversing two letters indicated by 'born', but as 'born' is part of a single word, not a separate element, I don't think it works very well; it really needs to be 'well born' for the cryptic to work in my opinion.


Amos19, you need to be a bit more specific. What progress have you made and what are you stuck on? If you are new to the Listener this isn't a particularly easy one to start with.

Dryden, Saolraba, look at the final answer in the crossword itself - then everything is clear.

"Arab" appears in 2 clues, wondering if there's a common thing to do with this word that I'm missing? Read your helpful hints re: 34a but don't see how it's an adjective. Adjective meaning Arab?

In general the uncertainty around answer lengths is giving me grief.

Thanks, Gitto. As I said previously I often miss the obvious, and my explanation was plausible even if wrong, though the gender of the word for born would be inappropriate.

Also look up the name in Chambers. Then no problem.