MAINTAIN: stick together a literary word for the sea and a metal vessel containing the abbreviation for area.ġ3a Swindled Conservative departs furious (6) ISSUES: a legal term for children and the abbreviation for singular. WORSE: start with the abbreviation for with and add another word for a nag after removing the genealogical abbreviation for husband. YEARNINGS: one of our usual algebraic variables and a synonym of income.ġ0a With nag, husband’s left more disagreeable (5) SATISFACTORY: remove the regular letters from scant and add IS (from the clue) and another word for a plant or industrial unit. Please leave a comment telling us how you fared and what you thought of the puzzle.ġa Scant leaves on a regular basis - is plant OK? (12) I could be way off beam – what do you think? I really enjoyed the puzzle and wondered whether it was the work of our esteemed editor. Twmbarlwm can’t be here today so I’m revisiting one of my old haunts for one day only. BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****

Nag synonym