Times Cryptic Jumbo 1386 by bobbycollins

12th June 2019, 18:17

Wrong blood group supplied to crash in West End? (8)

How does this parse as "OCCIDENT" ?

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12th June 2019, 18:33

Occident - the West

O (wrong blood group) to replace A (blood group ) in Accident - crash ?

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12th June 2019, 18:33

A and O are blood groups.
Crash is Accident.
Swop A for O giving Occident.
Occident is the Western Hemisphere.

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12th June 2019, 20:43

Thanks both.

I consider myself a pretty advanced solver but that defeated me!!

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12th June 2019, 23:11

'A' is also the west end of ACCIDENT

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