The Herald Feb 24

[davey b]

Radioactive material starts to affect engine carrying Fat Controller ASTATINE

Small redhead going topless - one of the Spice Girls? GINGER

Can anyone please parse these clues?

[bookbinder]

1. Astatine: rare element of the halogen family.
Starts to affect engine: take first letters (starts) of affect and engine = A E
Fat controller = statin. Any of a group of drugs which act to reduce levels of cholesterol in blood.
Result: A and E with STATIN inside = astatine.

[pixie373]

S inger?

[davey b]

Thanks folks much appreciated.