Guardian 24,063

[gordonia]

Can anyone help with these 3 clues please?

11 across- Time when grand ancient city almost knocked over(7) E???I??

14 across- Lurid figure's incest most clear?(9)
??O???E?T

14 down- Helpful message about cigar butt I found in Panama(9) ??A?I???L?

[logophile]

ancient city = Nineveh

[gordonia]

Many thanks logophile.

[logophile]

14a Lurid = loud
Definition = most unclear

[logophile]

14d Message = cable
Panama = hat

[gordonia]

Thanks again logophile.

[kayakamina]

14a Cloudiest...anag.loud in icest (of most on incest) =

Cloudiest- unclear

14d Charitable..anag hat (panama) +cable(message)+r (butt/end of cigar) = Charitable- helpful

[cruciverbali]

Answers are correct, but wordplay as follows (no anagrams involved):


14a : LOUD (lurid) I (figure) in CEST
Def: most unclear

14d: R (cigar butt) I in HAT (Panama) all in CABLE
(message)

Cruciverbalist

[kayakamina]

cruciverbalist can you please explain the meaning of CEST to me ?

Thank you

Kayakamina

[kettledrum]

incest.....an instruction to place 'loud + i' inside 'cest'

[cruciverbali]

Definition of cest can be found at:


http://www.onelook.com/?w=cest&ls=a

Cruciverbalist

[kayakamina]

Thank you crucuverbalist I couldn't find the word in

Chambers which is the reference point for most setters.

[cruciverbali]

Yes, I find the online Onelook and Collins sites are valuable back-ups for those words that don't appear in Chambers. Of course, strictly speaking in this particular clue, cest need not be an actual word as it only forms part of the wordplay contained within incest

Cruciverbalist