Wee Stinker

[davey b]

Curd before drunk ?O?U

[dannyk13]

Tofu?

[Neveracrossword]

Yes, Tofu - the Fu is Fu' (from 'full', I expect), good Scottish word for 'drunk'.

[dannyk13]

Thanks for explanation Nac.

[davey b]

Thanks folks

[fiction-factory]

I'm still not sure where the TO comes from. Is it definitely teh exact full clue?

[mac44]

before is to ff.

[dannyk13]

as in ten to nine- ten minutes before nine.

[Neveracrossword]

I've just checked - Chambers and my Chambers Scots dictionary both have 'fou' = drunk,not 'fu'. I only ever heard it said as I grew up!

[fiction-factory]

Okay, thanks. Maybe I'm missing the obvious. Do you mean as in go to the judge/go before the judge? I don't see why the FU means drunk unless it's a well known Scottish word for drunk (there is no instruction to shorten 'full')

[fiction-factory]

thanks danny- can see the ten to nine example.
Not sure of FU though

[dannyk13]

I think that we must agree it is a bad clue , unless someone thinks otherwise.

[dannyk13]

Just checked my Scottish glossary which gives:-

fou fu+ foo full+ drunk