The Cricketer Tea Break Crossword

[Charlie1972]

Fairbrother returns revealing some dried Valley (3) R?A

Please put me out of my misery !!!!

[Toorak]

Ria ? - reversed inside clue

[Tilly2]

A ria is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea.

[Toorak]

My bulbs arrived today :-)

[fiction-factory]

Tilly- so are you saying a ria is not a dried valley?

[Captain2]

But isn't a 'ria' a 'wet' valley ie now submerged? (I've no better answer by the way).

PS Very happy for you Toorak ;0)))

[Toorak]

I think it is wet after all

Tilly tipped me off about a garden bulb offer on Saturday ;-)

[Baldric]

Any help?

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ria

[Captain2]

That's where I was coming from Baldric. Yes it was a valley (ie dry) but only becomes a ria when submerged, so is wet?

[Tilly2]

My bulbs arrived today too, Toorak. :-)

[Tilly2]

I think the setter's got it wrong.

[Toorak]

This looks like a cricketing mag and there is a female Middlesex cricketer called ria raval

[Charlie1972]

Thank you everyone !It seems that I have started quite a discussion !!