I'm back! Having managed t he last three on my own I'm really stuck on this one and would welcome some help. 1ac Bloomer calls for, I trust, a revision in numbers (10) 5th letter poss. e 9ac Deliveries to bodies of men which attract interest (10) 5th letter poss p 12ac Keeping September 3rd booking (12) - c - - - u - a - i - n. I am not 100% sure about the c or the u Any suggestions gratefully received.
In cricket, an 'over' is a series of deliveries of the ball to the batsmen and this is a standard form in crossword clues. A 'draft' is a body of men, especially in the military sense. Together, as 'overdraft', the new word means a facility to borrow money for a period from a bank. Such borrowing obviously 'attracts interest'.
I'd be pretty astonished if that answer was wrong, but I hope you managed to get the answer to 3D elsewhere, Lottie. Cheers
Yes, quizmaster, you were right , of course. I had another answer wrong which was throwing me off, because in my ignnorance I had never heard of 'swingletrees'. Live and learn! Thanks for your help.