Dm14881

[MargoTester]

1a. Athlete becomes more fit taking daughter for a run h?r?i?r harrier? Or hardier?

[mac44]

harrier

[scorpiojo]

Hardier

[scorpiojo]

Replace r(un) with d(aughter)

[vakayu]

hardier-d for daughter eplacing the "r"

[MargoTester]

That was my problem more fit would suggest hardier but harrier is a runner?

[scorpiojo]

A runner becoming more fit

[chelle7272]

yes so athlete (harrier) becomes more fit (hardier) when you switch the r for the d

= hardier

[vakayu]

More fit is harDier

[dannyk13]

Harrier ( to fit with 14 across)

[mac44]

That is why I went for harrier Danny.

[dannyk13]

Good morning Mac, Retro & Margo

[vakayu]

Apologies I do not have the paper be guided by dannyk and mac.

[MargoTester]

Good morning everybody. It is a bit of a strange clue isn't it. I thought it must be harrier, which ties in with 14a, and assumed taking daughter for a run meant replacing 'd' with 'r' but the 'more fit' bit could suggest hardier. Will go with harrier.

[GlenB]

I think that without the link to 14a I would go with hardier for 1a. But 14a attracts me to Harrier.

[GlenB]

Just for the record in case the compiler pulls this out from his database again, the answer was Harrier.

[MargoTester]

Thanks for that Glen so harrier after all! Sorry for late reply been decorating .