Times cryptic 53 by Whetstone

20th November 2020, 16:48

4d. Reckon priest came over to some soldiers to give a bit of backbone.
VERTEBRA

Can anyone parse this? Thanks

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20th November 2020, 16:56

Priest = REV + Reckon = BET reversed/"over" + R(oyal) A(rtillery) some soldiers

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20th November 2020, 16:57

bet - reckon
rev - priest
both backwards, then ra - soldiers (royal artillery)

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20th November 2020, 16:59

Well done, I was lost with this one. Ta

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20th November 2020, 17:09

Thanks Whetstone.

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