Cape Times Cryptic Crossword

[JackDunwoody]

4d Called up when he got to ground (7) G?A???D

[1ozzy]

Grassed

[dannyk13]

Gnarled?

[JackDunwoody]

Sorry 1oxxy, how do you get grassed grom the clue?

[dannyk13]

Gnarled - rang(called) reversed but not sure about led.

[1ozzy]

Wild guess
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[JackDunwoody]

Hi danny, I get the gnar bit but not the led. I am down the track of GNASHED = ground, with when he = ASHE, but the I lose the GNAR bit

[dannyk13]

Gnasher would fit - as he inside rang reversed.

[Paigntonian]

Gnashed. Called is sang backwards, leaving hed (he'd) from he got.

[emmie]

gnashed?

[dannyk13]

Not sure about sang = called

[emmie]

thought it might be something military, as in called up, but clutching at straws mostly

[JackDunwoody]

AD HE inside GNAR is 8 letters, not 7. I also don't think CALL = SING

[dannyk13]

Sorry Jack-can't count.

[emmie]

sure of you cross letters.

[JackDunwoody]

Yes I'm sure of the cross letters and assuming GNASHED is right the H also fits in across. I just don't get the ASHE inside GND unless that's an abbreviation of ground which also = GNASHED???

[dannyk13]

It's gnashed- sang(called) reversed + he'd (he got)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sang
Scoll down to Para 3.

[JackDunwoody]

That's an answer for the birds! Thank you everyone!

[emmie]

which both Paingnton and I suggested, at least you got there.

[dannyk13]

Jack, please give BA to Paigntonian.He was the first with the parse.