Times 24386 18Nov2009

[fortis70]

23a) observe good book being read when one's out in the heat(6) ?i?s?a

[roslyn251254]

siesta?

[gen2]

yes.
being read ==> sounds like See Esther (Observe Book of Bible)

[fortis70]

if siesta why surely not see esther? then where is the read when ones out come in?

[fortis70]

thank you but i think it is a dreadful clue

[Jumbuck]

In the clue, 'being read' means 'sounds like'

thus

'see Esther' sounds like 'siesta' (which is when one's out in the heat)

[geo0939]

Out is asleep