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tearinghair | 09:27 Tue 24th May 2011 | Crosswords
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23a Keep -e-a-n: first thought immediately 'retain', but it could equally well be 'detain'? The first letter doesn't overlap, so it makes no difference, but it does bug me; in a prize competition would either be acceptable, or would the possible ambiguity not have got past an eagle-eyed crossword editor?
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I went for retain.
To add to the fun it could be remain
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so it could....it'll be interesting to see the official solution tomorrow. A bit sloppy. I think.
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Only solution given is 'retain'. I still think that's sloppy.

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