Cryptic Crossword

[xword fanati]

1across billions in cash for backing out (6) ???O??

[Sam1960]

seen answered as "abloom"

[Neveracrossword]

Moola, cash, backwards, with B, billions inside.

[klazomaniac]

Abloom (out)
B(illions) inside 'Moola' (cash)reversed

[klazomaniac]

Poor clue don't you think NAC ?

Should read Billion's
or
One Billion

Billions state two x B

[Neveracrossword]

It might well have been Billion's... the clues aren't always given exactly!

Xwordfanati, I'm not casting aspersions, it's just that we had a few clues last week that weren't worded exactly.

[klazomaniac]

Fair point. Maybe xword fanati can clarify.

[Neveracrossword]

Klazomaniac, sorry - I meant to address my last post to you and say that I agreed about it being a poor clue if the OP was the actual wording.

[klazomaniac]

Completely understood Nac. And you may well be right inyour assumption. Maybe our posts crossed :-)

[Neveracrossword]

Klazomaniac, I looked online and the clue as is has been used in various puzzles... going back years!

[klazomaniac]

Shame on them all ;-)