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[John Fox]

1D Frill??
rill=stream, but where does the F come from - fancy?

[ulysses100]

What's the clue ?

[markos]

Ulysses100:
The clue is:
1d Fancy gathering for the opening stream (5)

John:
I went for Frill too. As you say "steam" = rill, and I thought "(f)or the opening" = f, giving a "fancy gathering" = Frill.

[John Fox]

Thank you. Had another thought - f number in camera aperture?

[Grunty]

One crossword compiler has recently taken to using the initial letter of a word as an abbreviation for the word itself. Thus: f (for) + rill (stream).

[Grunty]

Sorry. The right answer occurred to me as soon as I despatched the last answer. "For, the opening" is the letter f. (The opening of the word "for".

[John Fox]

Many thanks one and all.