Sense And Sensibility Closes 01/01/2017

[emperor]

Answers pertaining to the five senses.


91. Ladybird, being aware, spotted an opportunity! (11)

Still stuck, any help welcome

[mallyh]

ugh !!!!! this is driving me nuts ,please let us know the answer when you get it xx

[fiction-factory]

Is it (lady)bugging you, mally?
I'll have a look at some previous clues/answers as I'm not sure what form these answers take

[mallyh]

I found this question from years ago on ab and it wasn't answered then xx

[fiction-factory]

ladybird could be a hen (lady bird) rather than the spotted beetle

[mallyh]

yes we have been down that route with hen , cob, gander
I could find penchants but only 9 or take a gander

[Tilly2]

'Pen' is a female swan.

[mallyh]

I meant pen lol hence pen xx

[mallyh]

penchants^

[fiction-factory]

I thought of foresighted (if that's a word)- it's not right but might generate some ideas.

[Tilly2]

pensiveness.......?

[mallyh]

or penetrative?

[fiction-factory]

Yes, starting with PEN looks pronising.
Being could be IS but I don't want to go down that route

[mallyh]

oh! just found penetrative can mean aware ,

[fiction-factory]

Yes, penetrative looks as if it is worth a further look

[fiction-factory]

Could ET be a BEING (from outer space)

[fiction-factory]

penetration
PEN +ET + RATION (sounds like RASH ON- spotted)?

[fiction-factory]

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/penetration

[fiction-factory]

Still doesn't quite work as it doesn't use every bit of the clue- even if penetration is the 'aware' bit where does opportunity then fit in?

[fiction-factory]

Just to get this back onto Latest Posts...

Other words that came to mind were:
1) forecasting (although clue's tense would suggest forecasted)- F for female, sounds like AUK (bird) and I'm not sure of the rest.

2) ANTICIPATED (as it fits the 'spotted an opportunity' bit but apart from ANTI sounds like Auntie I can't parse it.

[fiction-factory]

Has anyone any ideas on this please?