Everyman 3897

[Flick7]

26a, makes corrupt run for money hazard ultimately

[Toorak]

… in sweepstakes

Garbles . Change m (money) in gambles to r (run)

[Flick7]

Thank you - so simple when explained!

[Cryptomaniac]

Agreed. Although, found that garbles is a bit of a stretch as a definition for makes corrupt. Is ‘m’, apart from being the initial letter, an accepted abbreviation for money?

[Lie-in King]

Crypto - yes, Chambers (book) has"M ...;money;..."- also "money supply" -

https://chambers.co.uk/search/?query=m&;title=21st

^ def M² 8

[Cryptomaniac]

Thanks, King - new one on me. I’d have preferred almost any of the other many Chambers entries.

[bobbinwales]

Hi Flick. Just a tip, its allways better to include the letter counts for those without the crosswords