I Paper 1391

[mikey4444]

26a....Cunning lot invading Cyprus.....?R?F?Y
I can see its CRAFTY but not sure about Cyprus ?

[scorpiojo]

Cy(prus) around raft (lot)

[mikey4444]

Thanks Scorps, but why is LOT = RAFT ?

[Mamyalynne]

raft2
rɑːft/Submit
noun
noun: raft; plural noun: rafts
a large amount of something.
"a raft of government initiatives"

[scorpiojo]

raft 1 (răft)


raft 2 (răft)
n. Informal
A great number, amount, or collection: "As the prairie dog goes, conservation biologists say, so may go a raft of other creatures" (William K. Stevens).
[Alteration of dialectal raff, rubbish; see raffish.]

[mikey4444]

Thanks guys...you learn something different on here every day !