Sunday Post Easy

[grumpee]

4d began the battling (6) O ? E ? E ?
13d members of sports teams playing abroad (8) ? O ? R ? S ? S
18d difficult problematic (question) (5) ? E ? E ?

thanks

[dannyk13]

Opened
Tourists

[Toorak]

Opened

[Toorak]

13 tourists
18 poser?

[dannyk13]

18d, what is the clue giving the first 'e'?

[grumpee]

its 22a Ceremony marking a life event (4 2 7 ) I have Rite of Passage - the E of passage being the first E in 18d

[dannyk13]

Ta.

[grumpee]

no sorry that was the second E - the first E is 20a Unpleasant Upsetting - 8 - I have horrible - the E of horrble is the first E

[dannyk13]

Vexed?

[grumpee]

thanks will go with vexed
thanks all

[JJ109]

There is a noun - vexer!

[dannyk13]

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/vexed-question

[JJ109]

According to Collins
Derived forms
vexer (ˈvexer) noun
vexing (ˈvexing) adjective
vexingly (ˈvexingly) adverb

[JJ109]

Yes Danny, a vexed question is a vexer! lol!