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DT Cryptic No. 25683
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5d Bread for bait thrown across river (5) L*C*E
Surely it must be LUCRE with bait = LURE ...
But how does C square up with "river"?
Reading the answer as LUCE around R ...
Then LUCE is a fish (pike) not "bait"??
What IS the correct wordplay?
Surely it must be LUCRE with bait = LURE ...
But how does C square up with "river"?
Reading the answer as LUCE around R ...
Then LUCE is a fish (pike) not "bait"??
What IS the correct wordplay?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_River_C,_Br itish_Columbia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_River_C,_Br itish_Columbia
pf429 - I think that you will find that all the above contributors are well-acquainted with "lucre" as a slang word for money/bread (from the latin lucrum [gain] as used in lucrative) - the problem is not with lucre being the answer but HOW it is constructed out of the clue.
That is the explanation which crofter was asking for.
I have to say, personally, I thought it was a very bad clue and am still unconvinced by the reasons provided thus far for the answer but accept that that lucre is the correct solution.
That is the explanation which crofter was asking for.
I have to say, personally, I thought it was a very bad clue and am still unconvinced by the reasons provided thus far for the answer but accept that that lucre is the correct solution.
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