Rte 43

[Echobongo]

27d When it akk comes down to dust, that's what it is (4) S?U?

Is it STUD being an anagram of DUST and if so, why? There is no definition of STUD in the clue surely?

[Echobongo]

That's 'When it all not AKK

[bobbinwales]

Yes, probly stud, am not sure the RTE uses all the usual cryptic conventions, it has its own rules

[dannyk13]

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1675282.html

[bobbinwales]

yes ashes rings a bell. But danword gives stud too

[bobbinwales]

clue was different in 2019 tho danny and ashes looked right then as it referred to cricket, this one don't

[bobbinwales]

Wheres your U from Echobong please??

[dannyk13]

Thanks Bob.Stud is probably the answer but it is a bad clue IMO.