Cryptic

[terrya]

Does it indicate ill humour? (6,5) ?I?K?Y ????? SICKLY what Muttered that mother was very sorry (7) M??????

[fiction-factory]

Does the second clue start at What or Muttered?

[Tilly2]

Mum(bled)

[Tilly2]

Sickly fluid?

[writesbad]

dickey tummy

[shaneystar2]

sickly smile

[cashier]

Tickly cough?

[terrya]

1st clue second word ?M???

[shaneystar2]

It's sickly smile

[fiction-factory]

sickly smile will be right

[terrya]

thanks

[Tilly2]

It is sickly smile. I was thinking about 'humors'. I was wrong. (again)

[fiction-factory]

MUMbled could be right- I can see the definition (muttered) and Mum but can't see where the rest comes from

[Tilly2]

What about the second one, Terrya?

[Mamyalynne]

Yes

Mum Bled

To bleed, to be sorry, feel sympathy for.

[writesbad]

I suppose "bled" could indicate "bleeding heart" - feeling sorry

[fiction-factory]

Thanks. I thought that sounded a bit weak but it must be right

[Mamyalynne]

bleed (blid)

v. bled (bled), bleed•ing, v.i.
1. to lose, discharge, or exude blood.
2. (of a plant) to exude sap, resin, etc., from a wound.
3.
a. to run or become diffused: The colors bled when the dress was washed.
b. to lose or yield a substance, esp. dye: dark blue towels bleeding in hot water.
4. (of a liquid) to ooze or flow out.
5. to feel pity, sorrow, or anguish: My heart bleeds for you.
6. to suffer wounds or death, as in battle.
7. (of printed matter) to run off the edges of a page.
8. to pay out money, as when overcharged.