dt cryptic 28.09

[sarumite]

Stuck on this one ..........
4d Pole has trouble getting up for this drink (4)

???a

[goldenfield]

Soda - S for south and ado backwards.

[Quizmonkey]

Soda (S + ADO going up, as it's a down clue)

[sarumite]

many thanks to you both ............ it always seems to be these little ones that cause me a problem!

[sarumite]

I was using P for Pole and came up with Pina (Colada), but knew this was not ......................

[Quizmonkey]

You cannot use P for Pole anyway - in crossword clues only abbreviations verified by dictionaries, usually Chambers, are acceptable!

[sarumite]

thanks Q .......... perhaps I was thinking of the clues indicating ' initially ' etc ..............

[Quizmonkey]

Also worth noting the use of 'getting up' in the clue: yes, it does mean backwards as Goldenfield says, but it's only 'up' because it's a down clue. You couldn't (correctly) use the phrase in an across clue.

[sarumite]

Thanks again, any additional guidance is most welcome, as it is only recently that I have recommenced doing cryptic crosswords on a regular basis ........... after a break of several years!