Weedy Demolished Cinema

[satprof]

Today's Daily Express Alphapuzzle clue.

Probably a simple anagram.

[emmie]

anemia

[emmie]

or anemic. anagram of cinema

[satprof]

Emmie - Almost but not quite there.

[emmie]

then don't know

[mallyh]

anemic? anagram

[satprof]

Anemic's what I think, Emmie, but fitting it in isn't as straightforward as it often is.

[emmie]

well i put anemic as it fits as an anagram, can't see anything else at this stage

[emmie]

sure someone will come up with something....

[emmie]

ok ta satprof, confess i don;t mind the anagrams they are often easyish, but its the others that do your brain in

[bobbinwales]

Does anaemic work ???

[bobbinwales]

Is it a cinema

[emmie]

seen it spelt different ways

[emmie]

missed out the a then.

[satprof]

Anemic is definitely the answer, although I personally prefer the 'anaemic' spelling. (Some dictionaries give 'anemic' as US usage.)

When it comes to solving the puzzle, the setter has set a little trap, so expect something out of the ordinary.

[emmie]

thanks for BA

[mouseymick]

Anemic .. 24,5,8,1,17,14 and Q is 15. Only 1 letter E today! Keep safe.

[Canary42]

The correct spelling is anæmic but the Americans can't cope with this construct (the same applies to other words like pædophile which they spell pedophile) so we have to slavishly follow suit - soon we'll finder center, labor, etc in our own writings.

[Canary42]

*find

[GenesisRocks]

I was determined to answer this one without the help of anyone, but i became hugely frustrated. I did my best to avoid reading the answers provided by satprof and mouseymick, however thank goodness you were there!