Pompous Boss Halved Business Degree With Little Display Of Nerves

[kitty2003]

b?m?a?t??

[dannyk13]

Bombastic

[mac44]

bombastic

[kitty2003]

Is it BOMBASTIC

[dannyk13]

Bo(ss) = mba(business degree) + tic(display of nerves)

[dannyk13]

+ not =

[nescio]

so where does the "s" in bombastic come from? There is nothing in the clue.

[dannyk13]

At aa guess I would say degree should read degrees.

[donny48]

s = small(little in the clue)

[JJ109]

"small" display of nerves ?

[dannyk13]

if s = little(small) then it is a bad clue IMO.

[donny48]

Why is that Danny, I thought it looked a logical progression
(boss halved)bo + (business degree) mba + (little) s + (display of nerves) tic.

[dannyk13]

So if large appears in a clue indicating an m(mammoth) that is OK?

[donny48]

You have a point ,Danny but surely some clues are worked by using a synonym for a word in the clue.

[dannyk13]

Donny, as the poster omitted an 'r' from bread in her previous post, I think it is just as likely that she missed an 's'off mbas.

[donny48]

It is an increasing problem with clues given wrongly or only patially.

[dannyk13]

//using a synonym for a word in the clue//. Agreed Donny when a word is used, not a letter.

[JJ109]

Or the asker didn't copy the exact clue? Did the actual clue have "small" in it rather than "little". This is yet another possibility and is easily done

[dannyk13]

Also a possibility jj.

[donny48]

Perhaps Kitty the original poster will confirm the exact wording of the clue.

[dannyk13]

Donny, Kitty has never replied to any of her previous posts.