Brain Teaser

[Patsy33]

Having laid hands on the brochure, steal it (8)
----R---
A knock-out coming right at the end of the round, we hear (5)
-E---

[Captain2]

2 Belle

[Mamyalynne]

2 Belle

[Tilly2]

1 abstract?

[Patsy33]

Thanks all
I knew twas something tract Tilly, but where does 'steal it' come in?.

[donny48]

extract or remove (something).
"applications to abstract more water from streams"
synonyms: extract, pump, draw (off), tap, suck, withdraw, remove, take out/away; More
separate, detach, isolate, dissociate
"they want to abstract water from the river"

used euphemistically to indicate that someone has stolen something.
"his pockets contained all he had been able to abstract from the flat"

[dannyk13]

One meaning of abstract is to steal

[Patsy33]

Having something to play, each. (6)
----R---
Was he calling a taxi for his mother? (8)
---S-L-R

[Patsy33]

Ahhh, thank you Donny And Danny ,:-)

[Patsy33]

..and Tilly!

[Captain2]

Whistler

[Patsy33]

Sorry mistake this one...
Should be;
Having something to play, each. (6)
A---E-

[Captain2]

(6) or(8)?

[Patsy33]

Thanks Captain. Thought it was Whistler but what's mother got to do with it? :-)

[Flonska]

Whistler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistler%27s_Mother

Please check letter count/number for:-

Having something to play, each. (6) ----R---
you say 6 but letter count = 8?

[Patsy33]

(6) re- wrote it Captain

[Patsy33]

@ 14.02

[Captain2]

Apiece?

[Flonska]

Anthem?

[Mamyalynne]

'?' are easier to read

A???E?

[Captain2]

Whistler's Mother

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistler%27s_Mother