Stained Late, We Hear

[satprof]

Alphapuzzle cryptic clue for today,

[geevo41]

dyed

[emmie]

dyed

[Neveracrossword]

How does the Died, late bit work? I know dead = late, but died?....

[Mumtcha]

Dyed 17 22 19 17 Q4 X 12

[Dummyfluter]

Confirm DYED
NACW - the term late is commonly used when referring to someone who has died

[scrunge999]

Indeed, Dummyfluter, but ‘late’ is an adjective and ‘died’ is a past participle. Not a very Ximenean clue.

[Neveracrossword]

DF, as I said earlier, you maybe missed it, late and dead work fine- the late Joe Bloggs, the dead Joe Bloggs. Despite my efforts, I still can't form a sentence where late = died. I know the Alphapuzzle Clues are often... less rigorous, less observant of definitions etc!