Daily Telegraph Cryptic 27448 Thursday March 27Th 2014

[Ric0]

16d Love greenery after change of heart in The Hebrides maybe (8) O?E?T?R?

TIA

[cupid04]

overture?

[Ric0]

Many thanks cupid04 - its correct - but why?

[bibblebub]

love = O

greenery = VERDURE and change the middle letter

[cupid04]

o- love, vert- green, not sure about wordplay for ure!

[cupid04]

oops, bibblebub is more clever...........

[Mamyalynne]

Also The Hebrides is an overture by Mendelssohn.

[Wharton]

I'm glad to see you've got out as far as the Hebrides cupid pal xx

[bibblebub]

oh yes, forgot to mention the overture, it's so etched into my memory that i just assumed that everyone would know it

[cupid04]

Only on the telly....sorry to say. xx

[Mamyalynne]

Sorry for interfering . :-)

[cupid04]

You're not interfering mamya.....there maybe an outstanding song on your music thread if you would be so kind , PLEASE. xx