guardian cryptic crossword 24951

[thebadger]

stuck on this last (first!) clue; any help greatly appreciated:

1 across - indicator of future RAF stars: win-win situation for the five hundred (1,5,2,3,4)

A/?T?A?/I?/THE/?I?D

Cant believe I have every other letter and still can't get it)

[Pentalpha8]

a straw in the wind

[kayakamina]

Already asked and answered.

http://www.theanswerb...s/Question870046.html

[bibblebub]

as it was earlier than that http://www.theanswerb...s/Question869989.html

[thebadger]

thanks
can anyone explain the answer to me?

[kayakamina]

Anag RAF stars win win + D (500)

[bibblebub]

raf star = ASTRA (as ardua per astra)

win win situation for the = win-the-win

five hundred = d

astra win the win d

[bibblebub]

^^^raf stars = ASTRA (per ardua ad astra)

[thebadger]

typical tricksy araucaria! so presumably a straw in the wind is an idicator of future - I've never come across that phrase before

thanks for the help folks

[thebadger]

typical tricksy araucaria! so presumably a straw in the wind is an idicator of future - I've never come across that phrase before

thanks for the help folks

[thebadger]

typical tricksy araucaria! so presumably a straw in the wind is an idicator of future - I've never come across that phrase before

thanks for the help folks