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23D City To Trade? Not A Good Morning (5)

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Hilfwat | 16:19 Sat 14th Apr 2018 | Crosswords
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I have D-L-I so it looks as though the solution may/must be 'DELHI' but I can't begin to parse it!
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De(a)l + Hi
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Thank you!
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pretty poor clue that
Trade not a - Deal minus a - Del
Good morning - Hi

Works fine
yes indeed mamyalynne i fully understand the parsing but i just thought it was a clumsy clue, personally i know not a soul that uses HI for good morning, even allowing for americanisms, it is hardly an english term for an english crossword. perhaps teenagers might but i doubt many of them would tackle the crossword, maybe i am getting too old
poetic crosswordese licence perhaps!!
Fair enough.
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I agree with Fortis70 that 'good morning' does not fairly clue 'hi' (particularly without an exclamation mark). While I greatly admire Tramp's ingenuity and generally enjoy his puzzles, I find that, more than most setters, he can devise clues which feel marginal and a touch unfair. Perhaps, in part, a byproduct of his inner need to theme every single puzzle (although this not a themed clue).

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