Azed 2509

[Marienkaefer]

I've finished today's Azed - or rather I think I have. 14ac is "mother dead and buried". I can only think of d + under, but dunder does not mean mother. I'm assuming 2dn is rag up. Help please.

[dannyk13]

What is the clue for 2d ?

[Marienkaefer]

Dress for old style Yankees- it suggests civil war veterans (5, 2 words). R A and P are definitely correct.

[JJ109]

mother also means the lees or dregs sediment in alcohol therefore mother does equal dunder!

[Toorak]

Rag up looks good - gar (grand army of the republic) reversed

[JJ109]

mother
in British English
(ˈmʌðə )
NOUN
a stringy slime containing various bacteria that forms on the surface of liquids undergoing acetous fermentation. It can be added to wine, cider, etc to promote vinegar formation

[Marienkaefer]

Thanks all. So a dual look up in Chambers - dunder for lees, and then mother (2), dregs. And now I see that faithful Bradford has all these definitions.