Fabric Left In Ashes

[satprof]

Alphapuzzle cryptic clue for today. (Apologies for the delay.)

[bhg481]

felt

[emmie]

felt, left anagram

[bhg481]

emmie - you spent too much time on Hymie's joke today.

[emmie]

perhaps...

[satprof]

Well done, bhg, with emmie getting the silver.

There are only four 4-letter positions, of which two can be discarded. From the other two, I would bet that 17=E, as it's frequent, doubled and found at the end of several words.

[jocar]

hessian anagram of in ashes

[emmie]

i looked at that but wondered, still think it's Felt.

[bobbinwales]

Could be hessian as alphapuzzle often omitt anagram indicators although would left be needed in the clue for hessian?

[bobbinwales]

Felt is more likely for me. Off on my shift now so will look at lunch

[jocar]

hessian 24 17 12 12 13 4 19

[dannyk13]

Looks like Jocar has it.

[mouseymick]

….and Q is 3.

[Etch]

A somewhat premature, and inappropriate, 'Best Answer' then

[emmie]

that can be changed by satprof.

[jocar]

tried with felt and it felt incorrect

[emmie]

satprof, you need to change best answer

[Dummyfluter]

Confirm HESSIAN
( anagram of in ashes )
Early birds too quick out of the traps this morning .

[Etch]

More like satprof too quick to award plaudits this morning

[emmie]

no he doesn't do that... i think he had some place to go to this morning.

[satprof]

I had finally started on the puzzle and found that 'felt' was impossible.

BA has now been amended,