15D Dt.

[Khinjan]

Hello all.

Flummoxed by 15D Maybe having bags to reuse- - otherwise not green! (9)

I have T?O???R?D Surely itcannot be "Trousered"!

[dannyk13]

Trousered

[fiction-factory]

Thought it might be anagram of TO REUSE and RD but that has an E too many. What's the definition part of clue please- is it "having bags"= wearing trousers?(oxford bags)

[mac44]

bags are trousers,

[dannyk13]

FF- yes. I think setter has slipped up as you say another'e' is needed.

[fiction-factory]

Thought so- but is it an anagram also?

[fiction-factory]

crossed posts, danny (mine was for Mac44). Thanks

[JJ109]

I know FF, and RED can be "not green" (traffic lights) but then "where does the e of "to reuse" disappear to ?

[JJ109]

and mine has crossed also!

[mac44]

doesn't have to be an anag, you reuse trousers, otherwise not green.

[fiction-factory]

I meant TO RE USE + RED would give an E too many (TROUSERED + E)

[fiction-factory]

Got it now Mac- reuse = being green as in recycling

[Khinjan]

Cheers all. Thanks for the rescue. I thought I was going to have serious brain ache for the rest of today.

I'm a member of the RNLI. It's great to have those who rescue others when all might be lost!

[dannyk13]

But what about the to?

[sedge47]

"mostly" has now been inserted after "reuse" in the online version to correct the error and make the anagram work.

[dannyk13]

Thank you sedge.

[aelmpvw]

later online editions have added the word 'mostly' which deals with the extra e in the anagam to reuse red

[aelmpvw]

always the bridesmaid but i get there in the end :-)