The Week 1053

[sarumite]

I've completed the crossword but uncertain about the wordplay on final clue:

15d Box at Lord's perhaps for Jack Hill (9)

I have P?O?E?T?R and reckon the answer is PROTECTOR which could be a box used by cricketers at Lord's. But why for Jack Hill?

I now have : for = PRO and Hill = TOR but still left scratching my head for Jack = TEC?
Has anybody a suggestion please?

[Mamyalynne]

Jack can be a term for a Detective.

[Mamyalynne]

Jack

informal
informal
used to typify an ordinary man.
"he had that world-weary look of the working Jack who'd seen everything"
USinformal
used as a form of address to a man whose name is not known.
NORTH AMERICANinformal
a lumberjack.
a detective or police officer.
archaic
a steeplejack.
the figure of a man striking the bell on a clock.

[sarumite]

Many thanks Mamya! I've now looked in Chambers to see a similar definition. Now why on earth didn't I do that earlier? lol

[Mamyalynne]

I'm usually too lazy to pick it up - well it is heavy.

Glad you're sorted.