The Week 1420 Parsing 4D & 11A

[MargeSimpson]

4D Dark part of the moon shows something terrifying.

Nightmare but don't see why.

11A Box at Lord's perhaps for Dick Hill.

Protector but who or what is Dick Hill?

Cheers folks.

[newmodarmy]

Maybe it's simply night (dark) + M (part of the moon) +are?

[newmodarmy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hill

[Lie-in King]

4d Nightmare - 'night' (dark) + 'mare' (part of moon)
11a Protector - 'pro' (for) + 'tec' (detective; dick) + 'tor' (hill)

Eg - Mare Tranquillitatis; Sea of Tranquility

[Neveracrossword]

11 Pro - for, Tec- Dick (private eye) and Tor, hill. Dick Hill isn't anyone!

[Lie-in King]

Oops - "tranquillity" - missed an l

[newmodarmy]

Yes Lie-in King's are right, mine aren't.

Richard Hill was known as " English diplomat and protector of the Vaudois" but that's not the explanation

[miser]

cricketers wear a 'box' to protect their bits, hence Lord's

[newmodarmy]

Yes, that's the definition; it's the Dick Hill bit we couldn't get. I wondered if it was some sort of Private Eye type term for a body parts area but I'm glad to see it isn't

[MargeSimpson]

Thanks folks, it's good to better understand one's enemy (the setter)! :)

[newmodarmy]

^Marge and I (not we) couldn't get