Divers Making Spectacular Descents In The Sound. (8) ?E?R?E?S

[petethedog99]

also, stark in Banff, move along sharpish. s?u?
scud?

[bookbinder]

1. fearless?

[cashier]

1 Pearlers?

[Buenchico]

From 2008!
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question619358.html

[bobbinwales]

agree with pearlers

[petethedog99]

many thanks

[lankeela]

Why? How? I really cannot get my head round cryptic crosswords.

[cashier]

A sounds is a stretch of water and pearlers dive deeply.

[bobbinwales]

i think sound can mean some sea where people can dive

[Buenchico]

Possibly, Cashier, but I would have thought that 'in the sound' meant that the answer sounded like https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/purler

[lankeela]

Nope - doesn't help. I would never have connected the two. Pearl diver yes but why spectacular.

[bobbinwales]

I agree with that too Buenchico- I know that term but thought it was also spelled pearler , did'nt realise its purler

[bobbinwales]

as Buenchico says- sounds like PURLER

[petethedog99]

thanks again for all the input

[cashier]

Yes, of course, Buenchico. Forgot that bit.