Have Letters But Need An Ans! 1D Scott Free. Got Away With Murder. Rte 30

[golddust5]

???U?I?H?D (10) nearly there. Thanks in advance,

[Mamyalynne]

Unpunished

[golddust5]

Thanks Mamyalynne for 1D. Should have figured thatout.

[Mamyalynne]

You're welcome.

[Atheist]

I don't get it. There is a definition of sorts, but no cryptic clues about how the answer is derived. What crossword is this? General knowledge?

[Captain2]

It's a half hearted attempt at a double definition.

And it tells you it's the RTE crossword.

[Mamyalynne]

Scott Free. /Got Away With Murder.

Both mean to escape punishment.

[Atheist]

I don't know what RTE means. And, I missed the Scott Free part of the clue.

[Captain2]

It's the Southern Ireland Radio Times (ps not quite up to The Listener standards).

[Mamyalynne]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

[Captain2]

^^^ Flippin' show off with her accents here, there and everywhere. ;0))

[Mamyalynne]

Hee hee

[Atheist]

Many years ago I might have made an Irish joke at this point, but I don't think I will.

[elliemay1]

They're called 'fadas'!

[elliemay1]

//The fada is a right-slanting line placed over a vowel. It indicates that the vowel is to be pronounced “long.” //

[Captain2]

Long may your fadas last, elliemay. :)))


Thanks for that, I've learned something today.

[Atheist]

ellie, in French 'fada' means 'nutty' or 'dotty' I thought for a moment that you were being rude about Irish people. (Don't worry, Noel Murphy was one of my old pals, and he wouldn't have taken offence enough to sock me one.)

[elliemay1]

Fada in Irish means long