Stench, Reportedly, To Inflict Damage

[satprof]

Alphapuzzle cryptic clue for today,

[Neveracrossword]

Reek. wreak.

[1ozzy]

Reckon reek is right

[emmie]

wreak, reek

[1ozzy]

But there are two choices;-)

[Neveracrossword]

I did it as Reek, wreak, because that's the order in the clue. The crossworder in me thinks the entry should be Wreak. The Alphapuzzle isnt always the most ... fastiduous of puzzles when it comes to clues, placing of commas etc!

[emmie]

yes i know....

[Neveracrossword]

Ozzie, in my usual crosswords, the comma after 'reportedly' would indicate that that the sounds like is Stench, with te defintiion being 'to inflict damage'.

[Neveracrossword]

Iozzy, sorry for typing your name wrong. I got distracted, I was concentrating on not complaining too much about the Alphapuzzle's traits!

[1ozzy]

Just changed my mind, wreak!
Geevos theory could be right this time.

[satprof]

Wreak works, and there aren't any 4-letter possibilites with doubled letters, so reek is impossible, anyway.

Wreak is at 22,18,23,2,6.

I'll give more details later unless someone else wishes to do so.