Sunday Times Cryptic 4544 Sunday June 30Th 2013

[herbage]

1d Enter - it's a key on a modern keyboard(6) is INSERT, I think but why? Where's the cryptic part? Also 18a Magician takes short drink outside court(11) is NECROMANCER, I think, court being romance. But, what's the short drink? Is to neck to drink?

[frugalfred]

1d. yes, insert

[frugalfred]

yes, neck is to drink

[frugalfred]

1d is word play on "enter" meaning "insert"; Enter and Insert are also on the keyboard.

[factor-fiction]

I think 1 is just two parts that mean 'insert'- enter = insert and there is an INSERT key on my keyboard

[herbage]

Thanks. 1d just didn't seem very cryptic