Crossword

[Ticknall19]

Just one to finish from a Camra mag crossword:

28a This followed by 'cheating'; an expression for wasting valuable drinking time (7) I have e?t?n?s.

I think the letters are correct. The 'e' is from pentacle (clue clean pet arranged - figure used as defence against demons. The 't' is from Liszt (from Brahms and Liszt) The 'n' is from Eastman (clue A direction and male person for Rochester NY's music college)

Any help will be greatly appreciated, and TIA

ticknall19

[emeritus]

Eatings

[Ticknall19]

emeritus: I like your answer, and appreciate that part comes from cheating, but can't see the full connection to the clue. Can you enlighten me, please?

[Mamyalynne]

eating is cheating
A reason why real men don't stop for food during a pub crawl.


therefore

Eating's cheating

[Ticknall19]

An old drinker here, but not a serial boozer, so have never come across that expression. It just goes to show that we are never to old to learn!

Many thanks.

ticknall19

[Mamyalynne]

:-)


So true.