Local Cryptic Crossword

[Grice]

10 letters

Read over: "Leaning when giving battle"

C?N?E???N?

[bobbinwales]

contesting????

[bobbinwales]

cant justify it

[cashier]

Contending?

[bobbinwales]

yours is more likely

[bobbinwales]

con means to study/read over I think???

[elliemay1]

maybe that should be 'learning'?

[bobbinwales]

Got that from this

con4
Pronunciation /kɒn/
See synonyms for con


VERBverb cons, verb conning, verb conned
[WITH OBJECT]
archaic
Study attentively or learn by heart (a piece of writing)

[elliemay1]

^ sorry, forget that, I missed the first part

[Toorak]

I think leaning is fine - to tend towards something is to lean towards it

[bobbinwales]

think clues okay ellie- CON (read over) +tending (leaning) as in leaning towards

[elliemay1]

Agreed!