Sunday Times 4507

[MCC]

8 down - Arousing snogs and then heartless developments (3-5,6) The answer seems to be ONE-NIGHT STANDS, but, apart from recognising that it incorporates all the letters of 'snogs and then', I can't see the wordplay. Can anyone explain, please?

[Mamyalynne]

anagram of

Snogs and then + [I]nvolvement[T]

Heartless involvement

[factor-fiction]

So does the clue say 'involvements' rather than 'developments'?

I'm sure mamayalynne's solution is correct but I'm not clear where the definition is.

[Mamyalynne]

Arousing snogs and then heartless involvement? [3,5,6]

[Mamyalynne]

Arousing [snogs and then] - arousing being anagram indicator

[I]nvolvemen[T]

[Mamyalynne]

Sorry Factor - Heartless involvements is of course the definition.

[factor-fiction]

Thanks- so the HEARTLESS INVOLVEMENT is used twice- once to give the I(nvolvement)T and once to give the definition.

A bit too tricky for me that.

[factor-fiction]

I suppose it's because it's plural

[Mamyalynne]

I could be well wrong Factor, is how I see it anyway.

[factor-fiction]

Maybe IT appears in the clue somewhere- (It arouses snogs...?)

[Mamyalynne]

No - I have the puzzle here

Arousing snogs and then heartless involvement? [3,5,6]

[factor-fiction]

Thanks. I'll stick to identifying advert tunes I think