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St Cryptic2869

Chris38 | 11:04 Sun 09th Oct 2016 | Crosswords

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8 across (8) ?N?O?N?A No problem for top minion, as arranged. Presumably anagram of" minion as" - insomnia? - don`t get it!

Sunday Express Skeleton Sunday October 9Th 2016

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scorpiojo

& Lit Clues

The term & lit. is a contraction of "and literally so". It refers to a special type of cryptic clue - one which consists of a cryptic indication of the solution but which contains no definition part. Instead, the clue as a whole functions as the definition.

Chris38

Question Author

Thanks for your reply, scorpiojo. You have probably got better things to do than help the brain dead (me) but your reply is quite beyond me. I shall complete the grid by putting in "insomnia".

Lie-in King

One "sleeps like a top", so insomnia isn't a problem for one

Patsy33

I suppose insomnia wouldn't be a problem to a minion? A servant wouldn't get much sleep!

Wellfield

Insomnia is definitely correct. Why is a good question!

scorpiojo

Sorry, Chris, I was just trying to point out that it is the type of clue without a definition :)

scorpiojo

Ah, not the full clue, Lik?

scorpiojo

..ignore that ^

Chris38

Question Author

Many thanks to all who supplied further explanations. It looks as if you shared my bafflement, Wellfield, but you and I can both be grateful to Lie-in King who has clearly nailed it! I remain impressed by your scientific approach, scorpiojo - are you a crossword compiler, by any chance?

scorpiojo

I am not, Chris.