S Exp Skeleton

[redglenys]

1d Plymouth's a European city [4] p??a pisa?
5d strange invention, note at first [5] a?i?n alien?
11d its covering everything up, that's plain [5] l?a?o llano?
17d loud noise can end a glower [5] f?o?n frown?

[dannyk13]

All correct

[ubasses]

yes to all

[fiction-factory]

So does the first one abbreviate Plymouth to P giving P IS A ..?

[redglenys]

thank you both

[dannyk13]

Yes FF

[fiction-factory]

Thanks dannyk. I think you mentioned the increased use by setters of using an initial letter. I don't really see why Plymouth would be P. The postcode is PL. Is it to do with car reg nos or something else?

[dannyk13]

No idea,it's just something that setters do.

[fiction-factory]

O T (that's short for Okay, Thanks). I agree but I don't understand the logic

[johnalex]

1d P = mouth of Ply (then IS for 's , plus A) = PISA