Sunday Times 4286

[Jan56]

17d give the gang weapons and means of identification (8) ?r???n?s 22d old hunter needing game to shoot (6) ???r?d 24a seeing red sprat biting end of bait (9) ????t?i?g

[slaney]

17d Armbands

[slaney]

22d Nimrod

[Jan56]

many thanks dont quite get the nimrod answer

[glasman]

24a. Bristling.

[slaney]

Nim is a game..rod (a pistol/revolver) = shoot
Nimrod = old hunter.

[wideboy]

Jan56:- Nim is a board game and rod is another name for a gun (really should be shooter?).

[Jan56]

Thankyou all, now I understand.