Saturday Telegraph Crossword 28,558

[Soupyonbass]

This is the first time I have posted a question. Forgive me if I have not followed the correct format. Could 10ac be garfish instead of raffish. Garish is flashy with f for beginning of fliers

[dannyk13]

Raffish- RAF(fliers) +fish

[Lie-in King]

Hi Soupyonbass - it's nice to post the full clue so that people without the puzzle can more readily help :-)

Flashy fliers leading swimmers (7)

Raffish (flashy) - 'RAF' (fliers) + 'fish' (swimmers)

[Soupyonbass]

Thank you for your help. The full clue for 10ac is "flashy fliers leading swimmers". My thoughts are the answer is garish which means showy, gaudy or over decorated=flashy. Insert f for fliers leading and you have garfish which are swimmers. I can see your thinking with raffish but not sure it means flashy

[Neveracrossword]

Soupyonbass, Chambers dictionary gives 'raffish = flashy'.

[donny48]

raffish
ˈrafɪʃ/
adjective
adjective: raffish

unconventional and slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive way.
"his raffish air"
synonyms: rakish, jaunty, dapper, dashing, sporty, flashy; More
unconventional, bohemian;
devil-may-care, casual, careless;
louche, disreputable, dissolute, dissipated, debauched, decadent;
informalflash
"his cosmopolitan, raffish air"

Origin

[donny48]

Welcome to the forum, your first foray into crosswords although you joined last year.

[Soupyonbass]

Thanks everyone for your input. Still a little undecided, not sure whether the answer is the first or last word of the clue.

[Mamyalynne]

Flashy is the definition , there's is no instruction in the clue to insert the first letter of fliers into another word.