9A: Split up part of guitar (4). The answer is clearly FRET - but what does this have to do with Splitting, or Splitting Up? Is it intended to be an "&Lit"? If so, it's extremely obtuse - and not entirely accurate!
Frets "split up" a guitar's fretboard. That's the only sense I can make out of this one! It was discussed a bit yesterday, along with the usual (and entirely accurate!) moans about how bad the Sunday Times cryptic clues have become...
i never seem to be able to answer other peoples questions on time. very hesitatingly could i suggest that ' fret ' as in fret saw could be what the compiler is hinting at?