Eye 647

[barnaclebill58]

6d Lance, say the magic word:"crumpet!". Answer must be pikelet , a type of crumpet =pike (type of lance) plus let. How is let a magic word, please? I thought "please" and "abracadabra" were the only magic words. Thanks

[goodgoalie]

I've been puzzling over this and can't come up with anything - can only think it must be some sort of setter's error

[goodgoalie]

Been looking at this on and off all day, but just cannot fathom the wordplay. Anyone see it?

[Mamyalynne]

Can't come up with anything really.

[goodgoalie]

Last call on this please, if danny and LiK are around this morning...

[Lie-in King]

gg - I did look, nothing from me I'm afraid but will think on...

[dannyk13]

Ditto L-i k

[goodgoalie]

Thanks. Will put 'Pikelet' anyway, but I hate it when can't parse it!

[dannyk13]

Part of synonyms for let:-
//e the thumbs up to, give someone/something the nod, say the magic word,

[Lie-in King]

That looks good enough, Danny :-)

[goodgoalie]

Thanks for that, danny - not in my Concise Oxford Thesaurus, but it's firmly lodged in my head now for next time....