Dt Cryptic 28150

[Chris38]

29 across (7) ?Y?C?E? Caught New York student heading west- he had knocked off illegally.

[JJ109]

Lynched

[roslyn251254]

l yn c hed

[mac44]

lynched

[dannyk13]

Lynched

[Chris38]

Got it- lynched.

[JJ109]

Cught = C, NY = New York, L = Learner/ Student
heding west = bckwrds CNYL = LYNC
+ he'd
knocked off illegally = lynched

[Chris38]

Thanks anyway to all of you who replied.

[dannyk13]

Pastorale

[Chris38]

And particular thanks to JJ109 for a very thorough reply.

[fiction-factory]

yep,
pastorale (ˌpæstəˈrɑːl)
n, pl -rales
1. (Music, other) a composition evocative of rural life, characterized by moderate compound duple or quadruple time and sometimes a droning accompaniment
2. (Music, other) a musical play based on a rustic story, popular during the 16th century.

[Chris38]

Dannyk13 - not sure what your reply of "pastorale" is for - was it meant for someone else?

[fiction-factory]

Oops like danny I think I posted on wrong thread

[dannyk13]

Yep, wrong thread, sorry

[fiction-factory]

There are 2 threads currently for Cryptic 28150, Chris

[fiction-factory]

That's weird- it was a Times post danny and I thought we'd responded to