Daily Mail Crossword Book

[donny48]

Clue ---Top English ambassador wears awful clothes

Answer --- behead
Can someone please explain ?

[mac44]

E HE in bad.

[gangesboy]

HE - his excellency - ambassador + (e)nglish - inside Bad (awful)

[dannyk13]

E(English) + HE(ambassador) inside bad(awful)

[fiction-factory]

E for English
HE (ambassador/his excellency)
clothed/wrapped in BAD (awful)

[fiction-factory]

and Top= behead

[fiction-factory]

How does everyone type and submit so quickly? I have to wait a few seconds every few words for the cursor to move, and going back to correct a letter means another short wait

[donny48]

Thanks for all replies. I know this abbreviation and was looking for something like that in the clue so why it does not occur at the time is a mystery, a similar effect to putting a clue down and returning later and instantly knowing the answer. FF, I too am amazed at the speed of some answers.