Araucaria 24371

[Mampara]

19d Bribe to make one bonny & blithe, and good & gay (6)

The obvious answer is Suborn, bribe, but the rest of the word play is confusing to me. Sunday's child is healthy & wealthy, and SU is not a recognised abbreviation for Sunday to give Su Born.

Any ideas please?

[yogasun]

It must be suborn

Child born on the seventh day is bonny and blithe and good and gay according to the references I saw.
Some abbreviations for Sunday are just 'su'.

[Mampara]

Thanks yogasun.

I thought it had to be suborn but I was hesitant as Chambers does not give SU as an accepted abbreviation of Sunday but instead gives SUN.

From what you say, other sources must have SU.

[squarebear]

My calendar has SU for Sunday written on it.