Tls 1089

[Flocker14]

20 dn
Writers and critics agree, it takes first place.(7)
P?E?A?E
it looks like it must be PREFACE, but it could be several other things too.
But why? Can anyone unravel the clue - or is it just a simple face reading?

[mac44]

I suppose whether a writer or critic the preface is still the introduction.

[Flocker14]

thanks - that's what I assumed - but it's a bit of an odd clue, isn't it?

[dannyk13]

If preface is indeed the solution then it is a poor clue.

[highbury57]

But then some of the other clues are poor, too. 9 and 24 across

[Mamyalynne]

//Writers and critics agree, it takes first place.(7) //


Is a recycled clue from - TLS 1013,February 2014 too,maybe they're taking things easy over summer.

[NC4BBQ]

24 AC seems to be THE JURY