Times 24,203

[crockshard]

13a Discuss being worried by endless financial problem (6) D?B?T?. It must be 'debate' (discuss), but can someone explain? I assume DEB(T) as endless financial problem, but how is ATE 'being worried by'?

[Beatrice35]

Could it be Debits?

[crockshard]

I also thought of 'debits', but where do the 'i' and 's' come from?

[Beatrice35]

Have not a Times paper infront of me. Just thought Debt like you and Bits- worried to bits?
Good luck + hope a genius here answers this for you soon.
Warm wishes, Bea :-)

[dr b]

"eat" = "worry" as in "what�s eating you?"

[Beatrice35]

Of course DrB :-) Always a pleasure to see you here too :-)
Genii like you help me to learn to become better at cryptics too- so thanks :-)

[crockshard]

But why past tense? I also wondered if the 'being' could be extra-terrestrial...!

[dr b]

if eat=worry, then ate=worried

[JMR27]

deb(t) + ate (worried)

[crockshard]

Yes, must be right, but I think it a poor clue! Many thanks, all of you!