Times 27972 19D

[Whybs]

19d answer must be Quartet (Band being the definition) but how does the wordplay work?

[dannyk13]

What is the clue?

[Whybs]

Sorry .. full clue is .... Band give shows - and live!

[perseverer]

Seen elsewhere - how many letters in live and give!

[Whybs]

ah - I see now! Hmmm ... not sure I like that very much but it will stop me fretting - thank you!

[Etch]

Parsing for this and other clues here:
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1750926.html

[Eagledave]

Strange clue - think it might also be linked to fact that give and live have iv (four) in them

[Neveracrossword]

Yes, that's what the post at 11.30 referred to, oh and the link given at 11.32.

[Eagledave]

Neveracrossword, I thought the earlier comments were referring to the fact that live and give had 4 letters in them. I was saying that they had iv in the middle of them.

Different point but still an clue

[Eagledave]

No real need to be a bit narky about it either way ;)