Times 24729

[slow 'n easy]

3A Showed dismay over defeat involving spades and clubs (10)
_ E _ L _ W _ _ _ S

[Mamyalynne]

MELLOWNESS
REFLOWINGS
SEA LAWYERS
YELLOW-BOYS
YELLOW DOGS
YELLOWFINS
YELLOWNESS



Those words fot the pattern but not seeing it as yet, sorry.

[SpodoCommodo]

fellowship

[factor-fiction]

So was the final S wrong?

[Mamyalynne]

Wrong letters, thanks Spodo.

[slow 'n easy]

Thanks, for the FELLOWSHIP , a good clue by the way, which makes 8D PHRASE??

[Loiseau]

FELLOWSHIP is good for club (singular) but I can't really see the indicators. Anyone have a rigorous explanation? Thanks

[SpodoCommodo]

showed dismay = FELL ('his face fell...')
over = O
defeat = WHIP
involving = put ^ outside of...
spades = S

fell o wShip

n.b. it is club (singular) in the printed clue

[JMR27]

showed dismay = fell + o (over) + defeat = whip around/involving s (spades)
the answer is fellowship

[SpodoCommodo]

and yes, 8d is PHRASE (sounds like frays = becomes strained)

[MarkRae]

> n.b. it is club (singular) in the printed clue

Typical!

[Loiseau]

Thanks all. Not thrilled with O for over though.

[SpodoCommodo]

on a cricket scorecard O stands for over, usually in the figures for a bowler

[Loiseau]

Thanks Spodo - I am totally ignorant about cricket. There aren't too many cricket references in the Guardian crosswords I am glad to say (only get the Times once a week).