Scotsman

[peashaq]

More colourful pirate excited about having been elected (8) p?i?t?e?

[bored0]

prittier?

[gen2]

Paintier

[Calibax]

Paintier

[gen2]

anagram of PIRATE around IN

[dannyk13]

Paintier

[bored0]

sorry i should learn to spell

[peashaq]

Thanks guys, I had seen the anagram but it does not appear in my normally trustworthy Chambers.

[peashaq]

No worries bored0, I appreciate the effort.

[gen2]

http://www.chambersha...ery=painty&title=21st

painty adj (paintier, paintiest) 1 said of a smell, texture, etc: like paint. 2 smeared with paint. 3 overloaded with paint, and with colours considered too glaring.

[peashaq]

Thanks for that gen2, my Chambers is softback 1997, I've got a birthday coming up so I'll drop a hint to someone I know!

[Swalastova]

http://scotsmanweekendcrossword.blogspot.com/

[peashaq]

Thanks for that Swalastova.

[Anne44]

painter

[factor-fiction]

No problem argorstran. The OP didn't say she only wanted clues- I just read between the lines on ladyalex's response that a number of posters on here may be doing the quiz and may not want to give direct answers yet.

[factor-fiction]

Sorry- wrong thread somehow!