I Cryptic

[racoony]

If anyone can explain this clue it will be a miracle!5 down: Clue is:23 28 21 26 22 8 9 20.Answer is:Let there be light.
Answers to numbers are:23=Latvian,28=tallness,21=covers,26=rise,22=early,8=command,9=drum,20=Genesis.I have never seen such a ridiculous clue in my life!

[Mamyalynne]

Best I can do is -

Latvian - Lett
Tallness - Height
Rise- Rebel

then slot together

Doesn't explain it all though

[racoony]

Thanks for trying.

[scorpiojo]

A Lett is a Latvian....err

[Jackdaw33]

I can't see the answer to 9 as it is off screen. I agree with mamya's parsing, an anagram of synonyms. The saying is a command.

[Mamyalynne]

covers = around? so part of wordplay

[Mamyalynne]

Early - Dawn - first light

[scorpiojo]

Lett
(28) height
(21, covers)
(26) rebel
22 early
8 command
Lett he rebel ight

[Jackdaw33]

Yes

[Jackdaw33]

Early command go together, And God said, 'Let there be light'.

[Mamyalynne]

It is what I was trying to say but badly.

[scorpiojo]

Sorry Mamya, I was slowly typing it not realising you'd already answered

[Jackdaw33]

It's very difficult to parse. The best I can do is that it is an anagram of synonyms for Latvian and tallness around an anagram of a synonym for rise; an early Biblical command which leads to dawn.

[Jackdaw33]

Biblical should have been in brackets.

[scorpiojo]

I wonder what 9 and 20 were

[Jackdaw33]

9 is dawn, don't know about 20 as it is off-screen.

[mazie]

From and Genesis probably Jo

" And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."

[scorpiojo]

Ta :o)

[Mamyalynne]

Think we got there between us - or at least we tried. :-)

[Jackdaw33]

If 20 is Genesis then it all falls into place. I don't know why the OP runs off-screen.

[bibblebub]

20d is, indeed, genesis