Charity Christmas Puzzle

[brokenbank]

11c) an 11 letter word meaning KEEN ***ENT*****

12c) an 11 letter word meaning READ ***ARN*****

Trying to help my sister and she needs help!

[Cannaboy]

11c Lamentation

[brokenbank]

Thank you very much, we've learned something new!

[Baldric]

READ or RED?

[brokenbank]

read (4 letters)

[Baldric]

In that case still looking, had 'Incarnadine' which is RED.

[brokenbank]

We came across Incarnadine so wondered if the puzzle was correct.....we are assured it is so back to the drawing board.

[smouse]

read the bit at the beginning then look at 12c

[brokenbank]

Sorry, don't understand that at all..............have read it through several times and none the wiser. The reference to homophones is confusing which is nothing new for the setter but presumably it doesn't refer to the actual solution words, or does it. I'm afraid Gordon never make things very clear.

These could be an additional aspect as has been the case in previous years.

[Baldric]

Will be interesting to see the solution.

[brokenbank]

In the early days these puzzles used to be fun but I feel the setter has lost the plot. The instructions are now as cryptic as the clues so no wonder a lot of people are sending for the puzzle but a lot less sending it in.

Based on smouse's lead, the answer is Incarnadine, but it's the only homothingy we've identified.

[smouse]

good luck with the rest

[888]

eye earnestly if 2 words ?

[Baldric]

^^^^^^^^^that's 12 letters not 11 though^^^^^^^^^^^^

[888]

oops, sorry